So....talk about.....CANCER SUPPORT THREAD !!

[3goodeggs]

Hey! maybe you are that ancient red haired warrior queen from the British isles... Boudica?

cool.

 

[Lunachick]

I went to work today for the first time in 3 weeks. It felt nice to be back to normal for a while I was physically able too, but I had all those appts and stuff, so DH kept the temp (she's real nice too) just in case of my situation with Drs etc. She will be doing my job for the next 2 weeks, until after April 15. Then we'll see how it goes with me and those treatments, if I can do a few days a week, then that's what we'll do. It was nice to get back into a routine and not think about "it". But every time I turned around, or answered the phone someone knew my situation and I had to talk about.....so it was a good day, but............so I was grouchy when I got home today. But once I got home and fed all the critters and checked on the chooks and let them out so they can destroy the rest of my yard

and enjoy the sunshine, I felt better.

Writer !

I remember that episode! I'll keep that in mind.

Wynette - I may have access to a laptop, we own one but it's at our work for DH.....but it's almost 4-15 and when the season is over, maybe I can have it for awhile. Yeah, I'll give you the blow by blow.

I just know you want those details........

And so do I, after all, I may as well experience them to the fullest. (and share them too!) hah!

Hey, Thank you Pumpkin

I think of you & your Mom often.

Coyote! OMG

is that for real??? Orp - I like the dark purple!!! Oh, and Coyote, that's doodleboppers silly! And I want a pair of those too! In googly green.

HennyJenny & 3Goodeggs, I'm trying.....you guys help a lot.......I LIKE Mr. Bean.

and I have BlackAdder, that I never watched, thank for the reminder.

 

[Lunachick]

Quote:
Got any info on that one? Maybe I can channel her........

OH! I just looked her up...........wow, she was brave, hey I'm Irish , maybe there's a connection there, now if I could only see her sword!!!

 

[Lunachick]

I've been in contact with Sara, "Chilling in Muscadine" She had her first round of chemo today. I've been thinking about her all day. If any of you could put a good thought out for her, please do. Since we both are going through the same kind of treatment at roughly the same time frame.....I would appreciate the extra well wishes going her way.

 

[jjthink]

Here they are, in duplicate

JJ

 

[Lunachick]

I went for my CT scan on Friday. I didn't know what to expect, never had to do any of this stuff before. I had to drink the chalk drink in a timely manner before I showed up for the scheduled exam, then had to drink another bottle almost to the end. Then hooked me up to IV for the other scan contrast. The scan was nothing..........very easy! I kept thinking, what are they going to see down there?? So I was a little bit worried about that. Every ache I feel, or anything out of the ordinary lately was making me think the worst.

Anyway, they told me after it was over, to eat normally and to drink a lot of water to wash the "stuff" from the IV out. I was going to meet DH for lunch but I wasn't hungry from all the chalk contrast I had to drink. But I ate a little and went back to work and finished up what I had to do and went home. I drank some water, but maybe not enough. Made dinner........and then I felt achy in my arm where the IV went. OK I was poked there a few times, I understand that. But the achy feeling got worse and traveled to my neck and head and all my limbs. By 8:00 or so I was miserable like I was getting the flu, so I went to bed and slept a little. By 10:00 I was tossing and turning and had the chills and shakes really bad. I went downstairs so I wasn't alone and met the couch.

I was shaking so bad, I couldn't control it and was feeling really bad, I didn't know what was happening, and had no control over my shaking at all, which started to freak me out. DH gave me some xanax to calm down, which did help after a while, the shaking stopped and I finally slept a little bit more. My head was killing me and I was still achy when I woke up a half hour later and didn't feel right. So I paced the kitchen floor til I sat down in the dining room on a small stool I use to reach the upper cabinets. I had my head hanging down between my knees to feel better.......then all hell broke loose and I

on the floor 6 or 7 times non stop til I was done. Thankfully no one else was around and I had the privacy to let loose.

After I cleaned up everything I felt better and went to meet the couch again and slept a little more. DH came by to check on me, but he was exhausted from his job and tried to stay up for me. Did I feel that way from the IV or chalk contrast? I don't know, but all I thought of was "is this how chemo makes you feel when you get your treatment? Is this my trial period? I don't know. But if that is what I'm going to expect.......I guess I can handle it if it's over in a few hours...I guess I will be finding out soon enough.

If anyone gets offended by my posts about this, do tell me and I'll be a bit more discreet. Otherwise, it is what it is. (isn't that a T shirt saying now?)

 

[lurky]

WOW........sorry you had such a rough time. I would think it was from the chalk stuff. I had to do that before and i remember they fill you the the MAX!!!!!!!!! So your body was probably not too pleased with it.
Then stress added to the concoction (sp) surely wouldn't help

Maybe you need a Almond soap bath to relax now

 

[Lunachick]

That soap is wonderful lurky.

I forget which one I'm using, it was chocolate coloured and smelled wonderful. I'm not done with that one yet.

And that nice stash you sent me will last a while! Today was a lay around day. But tomorrow I'm doing a nice long hot shower with some of that there soap!




What lies on the bottom of the ocean and shakes? A nervous wreck. I think that's whats happening to me.

 

[Lunachick]

Erm, lurky, I am really liking your sig line.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Could be also you were having an allergic reaction to the contrast die. Some folks do. My husband can't use one of them because it uses iodine and he is allergic to seafood. Be sure to tell your doc so they can put it in your records.

I'm the queen of allergic reactions. Not all of them are weezing and hives. Some just make you dizzy, or shakey, or sick on your stomach.

Did they give you that stuff that makes you feel warm with a woosh from head to toe? First time I had that one, the tech asked if I thought I peed myself. Boy was I glad I hadn't, lol