It's been over a week since I've written anything and the reasons are twofold. First, I started feeling not so great and, second, it was Christmas. I didn't want to complain at Christmastime. I will try not to complain now, just tell you what it was like.
The chemo pump was removed on Friday. I had had some stomach discomfort but not enough to make me really sick. Dr Banghar gave me a script for anti-nausea med just in case. Of course I felt better so we didn't get it filled right away. Silly me. I had also been told that I might develop sores in my mouth and they could call in a script if that happened. Well it did, but not until the weekend when nobody was working. All in all Christmas weekend was not as good as it could have been but I was surrounded by loving and caring friends and Jerry and is sister, Barb. We moved the motor home on Monday and got prescriptions filled so now I am on the mend.
For the first time in my life I am having to force myself to eat. I realized that some of the tummy problems were caused by an empty stomach so between Tums and eating small bites I am feeling much better. My mother is probably sitting on her cloud, strumming her harp and having a chuckle. She said I never lost my appetite, even when I had the stomach flu. The good news is that as of Monday I had lost 5 lbs.
I only had three days of radiation last week but can already feel some of the effects. Those butt tissues are tender so while we were getting prescriptions filled I was stocking up on lotions and potions.
It is a new experience to be living in a city again. At the "Ranch" it's 5 miles to the post office to pick up our mail, there's no delivery, and 12 miles to Safeway. Even when we're traveling we are usually removed from the amenities of city life. Here we are right in the middle of suburbia with everything we need within 1 1/2 miles. It's about 15 minutes to the radiation clinic. I have said I would never live in a Sun City, it means your old, but I guess for 6 weeks or so I can handle admitting to being over 55, just barely of course.