Weekend

It's been an "Up and Down" weekend for me. The side effects from the chemo are starting to wane but they are still there. Yesterday I ran eight miles, felt well when I got home but all that vanished after I downed a Whey Protein shake. There was an almost immediate reaction of nausea which left me on the couch for two hours. About mid-afternoon I was feeling much better but my hands and feet got pretty sensitive.

When I went to bed Sue rubbed my feet with a moisturizing cream and with my feet sticking out of the covers all night they felt much better in the morning.

This morning I met my trail running buddies for a little over seven miles. Larry and I ran together although I was forced to walk more of the hills then I expected or wanted. Running up the hills felt as though I was running at altitude with reduced oxygen at every breath. I know that the drugs I'm taking attack the production of red blood cells but I did not think it would be this quickly. I'll know more on Wednesday when I get a CBC (Complete Blood Count).

 Mike