SHORT REPORT: I’ve gotten some strength back… and should have an excellent week! We moved my chemo to next week, which gives me an extra week to recover!! The doc says that my body may not tolerate much more of the oxyplatin… one of the chemo drugs in my “personal cocktail”. It is the one with the most affect on my platelets… and is also the one that affects neuropathy. So I’m hopeful that the side effects will be much more manageable if the doc does follow through with eliminating that drug!!
MORE DETAIL: We made it down to Galveston for a quiet recuperating weekend, completely unaware that it was MARDI GRAS!!! Fortunately we had a great day on Friday, although by the time we made it to our hotel, I had no strength left for that evening stroll on the beach. Gordon is such a trooper and takes those last minute disappointments very well! Saturday morning, we bought our beads (couldn’t leave without beads!)… had a nice quiet walk on the beach in a light rain... and made our escape before all the craziness started!
My strength comes in spurts – so I keep my “Wanna Do List” - not to be confused with a “To Do List”… since I really don’t know if I’ll get it done! When I feel like I can actually DO something… I grab my list and off I go until I hit the next brick wall. A pretty simple plan which seems to be working ok – as long as I don’t get too ambitious!
One reason why we postponed chemo this week is because I have several personal things that I need to attend to and if I had a treatment on Wednesday, it would be impossible. It also has the added benefit of laying my schedule out so that Tartan Day is a few days BEFORE a treatment – providing the best chance for me to attend the San Jacinto event! This week, I’m hoping to attend a kickoff meeting for the Admin Mentoring Program at work! All of the ladies have been so supportive – I can’t wait to see them!!
So today is a day to check a few things off that list… like writing on the blog!
Much love,
Sia
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