The treatment left me woozy for a while. This is how I feel when I ride drivers who are heavy on the accelerator and brake in the city. Why I always drive.
Mike had a mission and even though Hays isnāt city driving he made it worse.
Saxophones in the Jazz Band concert at CCC.
We got home without any problems and I got my land legs back. We had just enough time to stop at home and I got a snack. I was ravenously hungry from the steroids they gave me before the chemo. Then we went to Colby to watch John play with the Colby Community College Jazz Band in a fundraiser for Pioneer Memorial Library.
They had snacks, mostly chocolate, so I got a plate. Did I mention I was ravenously hungry?
I loaded up on chocolate along with a few crackers, cheese, and a little fruit. By the time I was finished, I could hardly stand the sight of chocolate.
We enjoyed both the CCC Vocal and Jazz Band Concert. Talked to a few people and returned home.
I wasnāt entirely sure if it was the chocolate or the chemo, but I felt crappy. I didnāt think I would be able to eat any real food that night. I did manage to eat something that was better for me than chocolate later. Then I took some anti-nausea medications and went to bed.
The next day it was back to Colby for a Neulasta. I was told it might make my joints achy. Iām not sure if it did or not because the only joints that gave me any trouble were the ones that already had been.
For the next few days, I took anti-nausea medication anytime I felt even a twinge of nausea. I also didnāt eat as much at once but ate a little throughout the day. I never did get sick.
On the Saturday after treatment, I was able to go to Johnās forensics meet in Grainfield. I was moving a little slow that morning and didnāt make it for the first round even though Grainfield is only about 20 minutes away.
Afterward, we went to lunch and then I took a nap when we got home.
So, in all the first treatment wasnāt so bad. I slept a bit more than before but everything else remained about the same.
I have found that Every Day Is A Winding Road.
Onward. Next ā Hair Loss.
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Thank you for such a well written and honest first hand account of chemotherapy. Going through it is tough, and I would guess that writing about it even tougher. But anytime someone shows the strength and perserverance to share their experience it only makes all of us more knowledgeable and stronger. Thanks for having that strength and for sharing Susan. God be with you, as well as countless prayers from all of us who know and love you. šš
Thank you so much, Jerry. Next time you’re in town be sure to look me up.