The day after chemo, I must say, I was feeling pretty chipper. I got up, did a laundry, did a brisk walk over 3 miles, then crashed. I had woken up with a very flushed red face, and called in to the onc office to find that this was fairly common, and due to the steroids. All in all, I was feeling pretty good. If this was all I had to deal with, then I'd ace this test. Steve came up on Wednesday night and took me back to the onc on Thursday for my Neulasta shot--to boost white blood cell count. It's really hitting me now that for the next year, my life will be a never ending series of doctor's offices, shots and tests. The schedule is: chemo, shot the next day, then back for blood labs once a week until the next chemo. I'll be continuing the Herceptin infusion every 3 weeks for the next year. I'm going to have a mini-party when they remove the port from my chest.
Then came Friday. Back to work. By the time I got to work, I was still feeling OK. I started to work on a particular project, and by noon, my eyes felt like they were going to burn out of my head, and fatigue washed over me like a tidal wave. I crashed and burned by 1:30. Back home, I vowed to pace myself better going forward.
Last night without the steroids, I slept much better, and feel pretty good this morning.
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Leave it to you to be up-and-at-em after a round of chemo.
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