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[cancer] And so it goes
This post-chemo week has been a lot less stressful than the week following session one. That is entirely up to good nausea control. I’m on the new meds (Zyprexa) during the chemo cycle, and I’m being smarter about my eating. I did screw up a little yesterday morning, as I simply wasn’t hungry and thus skimped on breakfast. The several days previously I’d been eating a high-protein breakfast consisting of a one-egg omelet with cheese, olives and bacon. (Ever since cutting way back on the carbs, I’ve been craving protein like a madman.) Yesterday I ate lightly, and spent the morning balancing mild nausea, and once, a severe bout, until I’d gotten stabilized again.
Okay, lesson learned. Egg on the stove shortly from now.
However, for the past two days the lovely and talented ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=1){kind=small}
zellandyne
Otherwise continuing to struggle with intermittent fatigue, which became overwhelming at a couple of points yesterday. I expect to be fairly perky for the JayCon festivities, which actually begin today with a small gathering before spilling over into the weekend and the week following. Out-of-town friends are arriving today. Tomorrow ought to be quite something.
And of course, the hair loss. I've lost more than half my scalp hair in the past two days. My beard is making the old college try as well. I may be bald by the end of the weekend.
It’s a weird feeling, having the hair just come off as I shower, as I brush, as I touch it. There’s something deeply disturbing about that. Yet at the same time, I seem to be accepting this as a part of the chemo process. It hasn’t been emotionally triggering, for example. Though I do very much miss my real hair.
And so it goes.
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Posted: 5:18 am Fri June 03 2011 |
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ebear
June 3rd, 2011 at 5:22 amGlad to hear you’re meeting the lower-carb situation with your usual creativity and lateral thinking.
Also, you know. Thinking of you.
Shanna Germain
June 3rd, 2011 at 9:41 amI have a lovely magenta bob wig (ala “Run Lola Run”) that would look smashing on you!
Looking so forward to seeing you tomorrow!