Yesterday marked four months since
surgery, can't say the time flew by although it is hard to believe
it's been that long.
This is “Recovery Week” from chemo,
I would like to report that I'm feeling great but the truth is that
the side effects have been more intense and have lasted longer than
before. How ironic that the 5-FU makes my hands and feet feel like
they are burning, yet relief from a cool towel is not possible due to
the cold Hyper-Sensitivity caused by the Oxaliplatin.
Oxaliplatin is messing with me in other
ways, sometimes, for no apparent reason my resting heart rate, normally in the fifties or low sixties will jump to eighty
beats per minute. My respiration will jump and for several
minutes I'll feel like I'm on a jog though I am sitting down. The Oxaliplatin fogs my head and screws me up emotionally. Finally, I think
it's responsible for the minor nose bleeds I've had this week.
My weight has been all over the board these past few days, this past Friday I weighed in at one hundred fifty four pounds, yesterday and today one hundred forty five.
Based upon how I've felt I'm not
looking forward to my next set of blood counts. I imagine they may be
falling faster then the Dow is today, currently, as I write, down 363
points.
I did manage to get out Monday and
Tuesday for three mile trail runs, we are having fantastic fall
weather with afternoon temps hitting the mid-sixties. Today, even
though it's warm I've elected to cut firewood instead of running. Hopefully this will "Save my Feet" somewhat for the weekend 50k trail run. As far as cutting firewood is concerned, I am pleased to report that I fell a large tree within inches of where I intended. The crash however scarred the daylights out of poor Sue who was working in the office.
I am tying to remain upbeat and in good
spirits..... Mike
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