Ouch
I felt pretty good yesterday. I even went to the grocery store in the morning. When I saw the nurses at the oncologist’s office in the afternoon for my Neulasta shot, they asked me how I was doing. I told them that I felt different, and better, than I had on the Fridays after my AC treatments. The best way to describe it, I think, is that after the AC I always felt like I had drugs in my system. Yesterday I felt relatively normal.
At about 7:00 p.m. last night, though, I felt my system start to slow down. I got very tired and then my hands began to hurt. By the time I went to bed, my back had started to hurt. Within the next couple of hours and then throughout the entire night, every inch of my body began to ache. You know how your muscles ache the next day when you’ve done some new kind of exercise? My entire body feels like that, from my scalp to the bottoms of my feet. I have taken Advil, which seems to help a bit, but for now I’m just trying to get through this. (I have the option to take a stronger painkiller if I want to, but am trying to avoid that if possible.)
Comments
Still here to cheer you on, Kim...
You're doing great: the very, very best you can. Don't feel pressured to do MORE than you can manage. First and foremost comes your health and recovery from all of this.
Rest, rest, rest, my friend. You're a champ!
xo CGF
Posted by: candygirlflies | September 22, 2007 04:09 PM
You know, Kim, you won't let anyone down if you take the stronger pain pill. Cancer meds HURT. Much more than people realize. If taking the stronger pain meds mean you can concentrate on your reading assignments and get on with your life then where is the down side?
Posted by: imstell | September 22, 2007 04:18 PM
You can do it!!!
Posted by: Mieke | September 22, 2007 09:48 PM
Hugs Kim - Sorry the pain caught up with you. Just do what you need to do to get through it and look up; this is all good for you, even though it hurts like hell. As for your work, I hope you are able to accomplish what you need to, but only if you are up to it. In these moments, can you dictate? Hope you feel better tomorrow and Monday...
Posted by: Joanna | September 22, 2007 10:29 PM
I just started reading again today. I did not realize you were going through cancer. Please be strong. I had a lumpectomy 3 yrs ago April and am now doing fine. You will be great I know. I will be praying for you daily and thanking God that yo uhave a good family and a lot of friends. Take it easy when you can- hugs, the bee
Posted by: the bee | September 23, 2007 12:58 AM
I have heard of joint pain and numbness in the fingers an toes that some people experience with Taxol.I hope it clears up for you. Tylenol may be a better choice for you. It was made for bone pain.
Posted by: Joel Maners | September 23, 2007 08:25 PM
KIM,
You have come soooo far. You are stronger, confident, such a fighter. You will pull through this too. If you need, take the stronger meds. You have taken so much and fought so hard, what is a little extra kick to relax. Keep up the fight. We are all praying for you.
Posted by: Amy | September 24, 2007 08:24 AM