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Day 6 after chemo.
Day 6 after chemo, Wed 20th Jan. Ok now I will admit I am a chemo patient. Last night I got so tired so fast I went to bed early which turned out a total waste of time. My legs and feet started cramping, my bones (even my forehead) started aching and there just wasn’t a comfortable way to lay in bed without every muscle hurting. I took a couple of panadol which did nothing and an hour later I took a couple more and started pacing the house, stretching, massaging and moving the pain around. It seemed to work and I went back to bed and slept.
This morning my eyes are very light sensitive and I am wearing sunnies even inside. The dog walk was in slow motion and I went back to bed afterwards. Bed is boring when your eyes aren’t the best. No reading, no movies. I suppose I could put on some music? I think my blood cells are entering into the low point. It should only last about 5 days and it will start to turn around. Until then I will stay vampiric and keep away from most of the daylight.
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Ah Brenda chemo is not easy glad to say I've finished it now all I could do eventually was watch movies but I did try and walk one dog or get in our small pool it worked some days I found the steroids messed me up even if I was aching it was hard to sleep at the right times I became and still am 3 weeks after chemo finishing on a different time clock with me I found staying up later worked as then I was knocked out I didn't work through it so I found by 2 or 3pm I'd nap for an hour the bone pain well panadine extra sometimes worked
Put some relaxing music on..use your minds eye to take you away...you may just drift of to sleep...
Rest, relax, replenish
Wishing you easy days Brenda5..
- Tracy
Stay strong|Breathe|Believe
Hi Brenda
Sorry to hear you are felling poorly, day 6 for me too, I also am wondering if I really am a chemo patient, still feeling ok, just a little sluggish today and my tongue is feeling funny. Dogs are wining at my feet because we haven't been for a walk yet today - raining :(
You could try music or an audio book? or maybe if u have ipad etc you could dim the screen so u can watch something? I agree bed is boring, in-fact this whole staying home and being careful/resting thing is boring!
I guess I should be happy that I'm bored - if I was feeling crook that would be worse!
Take care Em xx
