Chemo today was easy. And i’m doing okay w/ side effects. (None so far besides fatigue) I didn’t get as tired as I have been. Many yawns, but that is it. I find that eating helps me stay awake, and I have found a few things I can reliably eat. Salad, pasta salad, water, bread.
I’m getting good at showing up, getting plugged in, and then falling asleep while the IV fluids and Interferon drip into me. It does not scare me anymore.
They drew my blood and did the tests on it. My liver function is high, and my white blood cells are low, but this is expected. I’ve got 20% more to go before they have to cut the dose. But my immune system is close to being compromised. They used the word Neutropenic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutropenia). I’m not there yet, but that is the risk.
I kind of have a little crush on the nurse that does my chemo. Not a real crush. More like a nurse crush. Like a “You just stuck a needle in my arm” crush. Its tiny, and by saying it, I either risk killing it all together, or getting it blown out of proportion! LOL.
