I have learned that it's true that it takes a few days before the full effects of chemo hit you. Wed. I went in for the treatment, Thurs. I still felt pretty good (which was nice since it was my birthday. We had an impromptu dinner with some friends, a lovely sunset, a humongous chocolate cake and a nummy banana cream pie...) then Fri. hit and I felt horrible. I'm writing this almost a week later and I have successfully blocked most of it out. But I do remember at one point wondering if I really would be able to handle this. The weekend was shot, except for a nice little reality check from Rene, who helped me calm down with some reiki.
Finally felt better on Mon. I went to a yoga session for cancer patients (I really hate how that sounds!) and it was amazing. We did a lot of breathing and guided imagery and a few simple poses and stretching. I felt so nurtured. And on Tues. I went for acupuncture. I'm finally starting to do some of the things that can really help me, instead of wallowing in self-pity.
Wed. went in for part 2 of my first round of chemo. This was supposed to be a short day, but we were still there from 8:30 until 4. This time only Taxol, abdominally, and only about 1/3 dose. Last night I couldn't sleep at all, my heart was pounding and I couldn't take deep breaths because my diaphragm is super sore, probably from the huge bags of fluids getting pumped into my abdomen. I am a bloated idiot! Finally slept around 5 am, for about 3 hours. Today was a good day, but now I can feel it starting to set in. Tomorrow will be fun.
Ok, let's see who gets the bloated idiot reference!
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Ummm...is the bloated idiot reference from "The Maltese Falcoln"?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHesesm6ccc ... about the 2:30 minute mark is where they say it.
Andrea
Yessssish. It is from the Maltese Falcon, but this being Annabelle, I'm going to bet on it being a reference to the famous Asthma-Hound Chihuahua, Ren Hoek, who channeled Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo when angered.
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Well, I'm ashamed/proud to say that I was referencing Ren and Stimpy! I had NO idea this was from the Maltese Falcon originally!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm ashamed to say that, while I certainly know that both the Maltese Falcon & Ren and Stimpy are classics (of a sort, in Ren and Stimpy's case), I have never seen either and didn't get the bloated idiot reference at all.
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