Hello, everyone, it's Cathy. Sorry I blipped off of the radar for the last couple of days. It wasn't due to anything bad. So far, I'm doing fine. Because of my appointment being so early for chemo, John and I packed everything up and moved into Jenn's on Monday night. He left for work from there, and Jenn and I got ready and left for the Cross. It was much easier and quicker, taking only 15 minutes instead of the hour it would have taken us from home. My PICC line was plugged, so after fiddling with that, the treatment wasn't started until almost 9:30, which pushed us back to almost 1:00 by the time we left there. It didn't leave us enough time for Jenn to get me home with all of my stuff before she had to leave for work. So we made the decision that she would leave me at her place, and John could come get me there after work.
It worked very well. Jenn's roomates from upstairs checked on me, and fed me. I had no nausea, no pain, and I rested well. Rebecca came after classes, and she and John went out for supper when he arrived, the gathered up all my stuff and took me home. We stopped at Safeway and picked up a beautiful fruit bowl and flowers that Dorri sent. Thank you, Dorri.
The next day Jenn dragged me off to see her chiropractor, trying to find some relief from my back pain, with all of my limitations, like I can't lay on my back. He wants me to have xrays, which we haven't had time to get yet, but will. He thinks he can help me. Again, we ran out of time, and I spent my day at Jenn's, waiting for John. I had my first bout of nausea, but I took my drugs, and rode it out. It lasted about 1.5 hours, then was gone. I am eating better, become more adventurous. If something bothers me, I chase it with Milk of Magnesia, and can so far get it under control.
I am now on oxygen most of the time. I just don't have any energy it it's not on. With it on, I seem to be able to putz around the kitchen, clear off the kitchen table, maybe even do some dishes. I'm too nervous to try a shower by myself. That seems to take way too much of my energy, and I'm afraid I'll be stuck in there by myself until somebody comes home. Wouldn't that be fun to find when you got home?
Karen, I want to thank you so much for the beautiful quilt you sent me. I really love it. The girls are busy washing the crap out of it, trying to get rid of the perfumey smell that the lady put in it. It's getting better, so hope I can use it soon. It would be awesome to take with me to chemo days.
I want you all to know that even if I don't answer my phone or return my emails, it doesn't mean I don't hear and appreciate every message I recieve. I love you all, and appreciate eveything you do for me.
Cathy