People tell me, "Mike You Look Good". These are good words to hear, especially now at Halloween to know the "Crypt Keeper" has no worries of me replacing him. (Yet). These words however have me thinking. "Before Cancer, I must have been one Hell of a Good Looking Man". Why the blazes didn't anyone tell me?
I'm at the Infusion Center at have great news to report, my white blood cell counts have improved and my red blood cell count is only slightly below normal. I will continue therefore to indulge the weird cravings I've been having. Sunday evening it was black olives, not simply a whole can of black olives but the juice they are packed in as well. Those were followed up with three pieces of dark chocolate and a nice glass of red wine.
Rick O'Donnel was in a chair next to me. Rick is another runner battling cancer except this is his second time around. His disease can only be managed yet he remains positive and upbeat, Rick is a true inspiration to me and others.
Saturday afternoon Randy showed up to enjoy our early "Winter Wonderland", instead of running shoes, hiking boots and snow pants were the dress of the day. A couple or few miles of pushing through snow and bent over trees required a beer run afterwards. Stocked with beer, corn chips and new tires on Randy's truck neither of us really wanted to return directly home. It was decided that the back roads up the mountain would be an adventurous route and as we plowed though snow, creeks and fallen branches the truck bed accumulated empty beer cans as the bag of chips slowly disappeared. Good Lord that was fun!
I have started taking a drug to counteract some of the side effects caused by the Oxiplatin. I am always hesitant on taking ANYTHING but as I read all the possible side effects I came across what follows below.
Even in low doses, Gabapentin causes sensations of reduced acute pain, reduced anxiety and even a tendency to become overly social and talkative. Larger doses can cause the user to become numb and even fully insensate. Although it is widely regarded as having little or no potential for misuse, it is often a misused drug in Canadian Northern communities and among inmates in California State prisons.
Bring it on baby I'm ready !
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy and Enjoy Your Day...... Mike
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