Author Archives: April F

I promised honesty with this blog. I haven’t been lately. I’m struggling mightily. I’ve spent the last four days on the brink of tears all the time. I’m exhausted, which I did mention. My wound is a whole thing of annoyance. I’m scared that whatever is happening with my muscles isn’t going to be temporary.Continue reading “Honestly?”

The “what can I do?” questions keep coming. Since I don’t have a good answer, here’s some info. Don’t feel obligated. PayPal: shocgal@yahoo.com Dollars will be used for gas money for folks who are getting me to and fro, for wound care assistance and supplies, and whatever other medical stuff pops up. Rest assured, nobody’sContinue reading “Fine.”

I am exhausted. Physically, mentally, emotionally. I have slept quite a bit the last two days. I still haven’t slept enough. I have no appetite. I’m trying to drink. I want to go back to bed. This open wound is the worst. I found someone who can come do packing changes during the week, andContinue reading “Exhausted”

Well. My mom was here and is home again. But we got a lot done while she was here and I think/hope it was a bit of a break for Travis. This time felt a bit easier. I didn’t have some of the gastrointestinal issues I did last time. And I don’t think I crashedContinue reading “On my own again…”

We are three days post-chemo, round 2. The last two days were fine – no real difference from the few days before that. Today – lower energy for sure, but the bone pain has set in. I’m on Neulasta, which is a med to help boost my white blood cell count, and thus hopefully preventContinue reading “Hanging in”

Chemo went well today. We took some extra precautions in hopes of preventing a reaction, and those worked. No reactions – just smooth infusions. I still feel pretty good today, at least physically, so that’s good. My nurse was fun :). She also took care of re-packing my wound, so glad for that. In otherContinue reading “Chemo, Take 2”

What a week. So…… yeah. Went to see wound care. The doctor was great, and so was the nurse. He ended up packing it with gauze, which needs changed every day. They’re trying to get home health care to come do it, but for today – Travis had to do it. He was very braveContinue reading “Catching up…”

So. In the midst of feeling half-dead after chemo, I woke up this past Saturday at 4:30 AM to pee, and found that my surgical site had sprung a serious leak. Yellow, slightly syrupy fluid was flowing down my side like a fountain. To say it was gross is a bit of an understatement. IContinue reading “Sprung a leak”

I was not prepared. Chemo kicked my whole ass and probably Travis’s too. It was a straight track downhill starting a week ago. I can’t even pinpoint anything exactly. I just lost all sense of everything – energy, strength, will to exist. I didn’t leave my bed at all on Tuesday or Wednesday except toContinue reading “Alive… not quite well, but Alive”

Chemo works in mysterious ways. Well. Maybe not so mysterious, but dumb. The first few days can be pretty ok. But it works on basically an inverted bell curve. Every chemo has a mid-point – and every day from infusion to the midpoint is basically downhill. I have hit the downward slope lol. So farContinue reading “Hello, side effects”