Treatment Going Ok So Far

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Hi everybody,

I was fooled to think that I was getting by easy with the treatment

because I didn't have any fever, chills, or body aches Tuesday over

night after the shot. I did, however, wake up with a bit of a

headache yesterday morning. As the day went on, it got worse.

Finally, around 3:00, I was nauseous and had a big surprise...lost my

cookies... all water. I was drinking a lot of water because I was so

thirsty, and they stress that you should drink half your body weight

in ounces when you're on treatment. I already drink at least 8

glasses a day since they stressed that after the transplant, that I

must stay hydrated. I was nauseous off and on ever since. My

coordinator said the first 24 hours after the shot are the worst. My

24 hours started late, I think. I ate supper, one tiny piece at a

time, having to take a breath between each bite because each bite

made me nauseous. I started getting a back ache yesterday too, but

that's not a big deal. My husband called my coordinator when I got

sick, and she said I was drinking too much water, to not drink so

much. I started feeling much better by bed time, and ate the rest of

my supper that I couldn't finish earlier.

Today, I feel really good, except I am soooooo tired! I'm getting

more emotional too. I've been trying to read the posts, but they are

making me cry, so I'm kind of skimming over them. I'm not depressed.

I am smiling and laughing a lot, just a little more emotional than

normal. My appetite is still good, but I'm not liking my sweets as

much as I did, which isn't a bad thing.

My husband was let go from his job today because of cut backs, so now

he will be getting unemployment and money will really be tight. His

job has been getting really hard on his body anyway, and he has been

injured on the job a couple of times and has a Workman's Comp claim

in, so I think that has something to do with why he lost his job. He

now has high cholesterol too that he needs meds for, and he won't

have any insurance. Oh, well. Things will work out. I should call

Social Security and tell them so maybe I won't have to pay that $90

some that they take out of each check for Medicare.

My mom is still healing from her gallbladder surgery...very slow

going, still having some pain.

My dad has been having pain from kidney stones, and went to Urgent

Care today, had to give a urine sample, and the stone came out in the

urine sample. That couldn't have worked out any better.

I hope everyone is doing as well as can be.

Penny