My body is having some fun now. Yesterday I was so excited to be able to go to my friend's wedding reception, but had to be really good all day cuz I woke up pretty tired and not feeling energized. I took notice but just did what I usually do -- rest. By the late afternoon, we went to the reception. It was so wonderful to be there. I met new people and was greeted with open arms. Had pictures taken, etc. It was wonderful to share in our friend's new beginning with the new love in her life. But I had to cut it short. I was there for 2 hours, but I began to crash, so I didn't want it to become and issue, so we made our apologies and had to leave. I got to the car and was somewhat out of breath. I thought it was the wind and my body really have to fight that wind. By the time I got home I was exhausted and began to get body aches. My cough was awful. We're pretty sure it's the chemo cough. So much fun. My persona was changing pretty quickly as I felt worse --I was pretty cranky and intolerable about a lot of little things. So I put myself to bed. I was pretty hot and sweaty most of the night. Didn't cough too much only the first hour. But eventually I fell asleep.
Woke up by 7:30am this morning and felt well enough to make us breakfast. I love being able to do something for my husband especially these days. I want to be able to give back when I can. So after breakfast, I was pretty tired. So I became a couch potatoe. During the course of the early afternoon, we had a service man come to the house to do some work on our Dish network. During that time, I took my temperature because I began to feel very feverish. Low and behold I have 101.9. I have been instructed that if I have a temp of 100 or above, I must take antibiotics due to it may be an underlying issue -- in this case it's lowered drop in white blood cells.Apparently, this can happen between 8 - 11 days after your chemo treatment. Today is day 11. I'm so classic. Had to call an on-call oncologist due to the fact my guy is on vacation. His name is Dr. Energy. Love that name; don't you? Love it! He asked a lot of questions and I answered a lot. Bottom line, if I don't feel better by this evening, I will have to go to the hospital and get checked in. My oncologist won't be back in town till Tuesday. The good news is my fever just broke. I will take another antibiotic by 8pm tonight to give me a "boost".
I'm asking for prayers, good thoughts, positive thoughts and good energy. My journey is continuing on but it's taking a detour at the moment. Will keep all posted. I'm eating well and drinking well. I will get ahead of this.
I think the only thing else that would add insult to injury would now to get a lovely yeast infection due to the antibiotics. ARRRGGGHHH!!! I will begin to ingest my greek yogurt. Wish me luck all! Here I go.
Ciao, Ciao
