A quiet day at home. I had purchased a pie pumpkin, so today I cooked it and now have the pumpkin needed for a batch of pumpkin Decadent cupcakes and a pumpkin pie. I also toasted the seeds.
Felt pretty good today. Guess the Chemo effects are pretty much gone.
It was a beautiful day in Oklahoma, up into the 80's. We are cooling down for the next few days and may even get some rain tonight.
I am planning on going to church tomorrow. I really miss being there but just have not been able to face those hard pews. But I am bringing a pillow tomrrow:)
Dia dHuit
Mary
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
Well, here we are, the end of a week. Friday the 13th.
I am trying to get pictures in but keep getting an error. Any suggestions?
Today I had my third radiation treatment. They are just uncomfortable because one has to hold still with one's arms over your head. I felt a bit goofy from Tuesday's Chemo. I am still not throwing up or losing hair so I am just trying to rest myself through the tired and icky feelings. And am grateful for that.
I will keep trying to copy and paste pictures which is all I know. I miss Picasa. I could do anything with that.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Today was the first of 30 radiation treatments. The first one takes a bit longer but the rest should go quickly. It was painless. The hardest part is holding still while they do the zapping. The big thing will be going every week day.
I felt pretty good most of the day, as has been common the day after Chemo. But this afternoon, I can feel myself fading fast, Just want to get through to bedtime and hopefully will sleep tonight. With this combination of chemo drag AND jet lag, I am exhausted. Why can't I sleep?
Got all my mail delivered from the stop mail. Got bills to pay tomorrow. Had a LOT of junk mail to throw away also.
Glad the next 5 days are fairly quiet as I need to recover from Chemo. I was told there would be three chemo treatments but another one showed up in three weeks on my schedule. Will check on that with Dr. Aye on Tuesday when i have my lab tests.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
I felt pretty good most of the day, as has been common the day after Chemo. But this afternoon, I can feel myself fading fast, Just want to get through to bedtime and hopefully will sleep tonight. With this combination of chemo drag AND jet lag, I am exhausted. Why can't I sleep?
Got all my mail delivered from the stop mail. Got bills to pay tomorrow. Had a LOT of junk mail to throw away also.
Glad the next 5 days are fairly quiet as I need to recover from Chemo. I was told there would be three chemo treatments but another one showed up in three weeks on my schedule. Will check on that with Dr. Aye on Tuesday when i have my lab tests.
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
A medical day. I had to be at the Cancer Center for my third Chemo this morning at 9:45AM.
It was endless. They were short people in the lab, so the start of the actual chemo after the bloodtest was TWO hours rather than about 45 minutes. Then they added on an infusion to bring my calcium level down which meant that I was not done until close to two PM. I was exhausted.
Then I called my GP about a miner problem which I was concerned about. She had me come in this afternoon and was able to tell me that is IS miner. Thank God. I don't need any other health problems and will not go into it.
Tomorrow I start my 30 days of radiation therapy. I am picking Bart up at 8AM and we are going to breakfast. It has been determined that his shoulder injury is a severe break and he will have to have surgery to correct it. Why the initial XRay did not show this, I am not sure. But he should not drive any more than necessary. But if I feel tired or weak, he can take over. Two halves make a Whole, RIGHT?
Guess That is all. Enouth, Right!
Dia Dhuit
Mary
It was endless. They were short people in the lab, so the start of the actual chemo after the bloodtest was TWO hours rather than about 45 minutes. Then they added on an infusion to bring my calcium level down which meant that I was not done until close to two PM. I was exhausted.
Then I called my GP about a miner problem which I was concerned about. She had me come in this afternoon and was able to tell me that is IS miner. Thank God. I don't need any other health problems and will not go into it.
Tomorrow I start my 30 days of radiation therapy. I am picking Bart up at 8AM and we are going to breakfast. It has been determined that his shoulder injury is a severe break and he will have to have surgery to correct it. Why the initial XRay did not show this, I am not sure. But he should not drive any more than necessary. But if I feel tired or weak, he can take over. Two halves make a Whole, RIGHT?
Guess That is all. Enouth, Right!
Dia Dhuit
Mary
Sunday, October 08, 2017
Hi Again!!! I am back from my trip to England/Wales intact. It was wonderful. There were 25 people n the tour. We had a wonderful tour director in Amanda who is a resident of Wales and our driver, Charlie, who reminded me every time I started to leave the bus without my cane. I am not used to it but am better now.
FYI: I don't need it around the house or for short "jaunts" but I found it invaluable for the longer walk abouts and it is not a bad idea to just have it there to lean on if I get tired. It is a breathing thing. Getting better but I need to keep building lung capacity
On Tuesday I have my last scheduled Chemo for this session and on Wednesday I start radiation. I am supposed to be retired, I feel like I have a job now as I will be going for chemo every weekday. (Not on weekends however.)
Nicky was sure glad to have me back. I am so blessed to have a creature that loves me as much as he does. I won't be leaving him again until April when I will go to the Wild Game Dinner AND the Celtic Women Conference.
The trip was so informative and fun. We wandered around Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, The Roman Baths, and took a river cruise in London. One of our fellow travelers wants my poetry books and paid me to send them. I am so delighted. She said she is going to order my cookbook on Amazon. Any of you that don't have it look up my name or Schlitzhagen and Green Meatballs and you can order it.
My drive from Plano Texas to home was uneventful and easy. I know that I am still viable. Thank you Nora and Leif for putting me up and transporting me to the airport . I don't know if you know it but time spent with you and Bing and Stenn was a BIG part of my vacation.
I WILL figure out how to send pictures. Stenn discovered that my phone pictures actually tell me the location of the picture. Things were blurring and now my phone is helping me:)
Dia Dhuit
Mary
FYI: I don't need it around the house or for short "jaunts" but I found it invaluable for the longer walk abouts and it is not a bad idea to just have it there to lean on if I get tired. It is a breathing thing. Getting better but I need to keep building lung capacity
On Tuesday I have my last scheduled Chemo for this session and on Wednesday I start radiation. I am supposed to be retired, I feel like I have a job now as I will be going for chemo every weekday. (Not on weekends however.)
Nicky was sure glad to have me back. I am so blessed to have a creature that loves me as much as he does. I won't be leaving him again until April when I will go to the Wild Game Dinner AND the Celtic Women Conference.
The trip was so informative and fun. We wandered around Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, The Roman Baths, and took a river cruise in London. One of our fellow travelers wants my poetry books and paid me to send them. I am so delighted. She said she is going to order my cookbook on Amazon. Any of you that don't have it look up my name or Schlitzhagen and Green Meatballs and you can order it.
My drive from Plano Texas to home was uneventful and easy. I know that I am still viable. Thank you Nora and Leif for putting me up and transporting me to the airport . I don't know if you know it but time spent with you and Bing and Stenn was a BIG part of my vacation.
I WILL figure out how to send pictures. Stenn discovered that my phone pictures actually tell me the location of the picture. Things were blurring and now my phone is helping me:)
Dia Dhuit
Mary
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