Yesterday was a bad day for me. I spent most of it curled up in a ball in my bed. No energy. I can’t really explain it. Fatigue is a well-known side-effect of chemotherapy but it didn’t hit me until yesterday. The day before when I completed my treatment, I didn’t feel fatigued. I certainly haven’t been performing any great physical feats that would make me fatigued, yet I was. The night before I was restless, couldn’t get comfortable, and was agitated. I kept getting up to pee and couldn’t get uninterrupted sleep. Reminded me of the hospital. So last night to help me sleep I took half a vicodin I had left over from the first spasm - I never did take any of those.
Actually, I’m accumulating quite a collection of drugs. Most of the doctors I’ve encountered lately have been very liberal about prescribing and with all the symptoms/side effects I’m having there is a plethora of drugs to take for them. I have more of a mind not to take medications if I don’t have to and I have a few around that I haven’t touched at all. But I thought sleep was important for my well being and honestly I felt I should be knocked out and put out of my misery. That the best way to get through this chemotherapy was do be sedated. That would be easier anyway. So I took the vicodin last night and it certainly helped me sleep by knocking me the heck out. I do feel better today though which is probably a combination of the good night’s sleep and just general recovery of my body.
These first few days of the chemo seem to be the worst. We’ll have to wait and see how much the bad symptoms creep into the later days. My chemo week is shot as far as going to the office. I was able to work this week but it was from my bed with the laptop, I couldn’t even bring myself to walk across the hall and sit at my desk; that would’ve been too hard. But having the weekend to recoup will help and this week I should be at the office the entire week through to the following Monday. I’m just not sure if I can keep up that schedule. Again, we just have to wait and see.
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Ray, Yes, a good night sleep is worth taking some medication. Glad there is a time line when you can put all this chemo treatment behind you. Love, Mike and Barbara
Comment by Mike Powers — 2008.10.19 @ 3:47 pm