I've finished Round 2, so that makes me a third of the way through chemotherapy. I like the way that sounds. It was a bit harder this time even though I had only 3 days of chemo instead of 4. Basically, I had my fourth day piled on Day 1, which made me really wiped out on Monday. The typical side effects of nausea and vomiting started with a vengence on Day 2. Definitely not a recommended way to lose weight! With a metabolism cranked like a hummingbird's and an appetite of a gorilla (good visuals, huh), if I miss a meal or my meal comes back up, I lose weight. So, in the last few days, I've lost 5 pounds. Sadly, most of that is probably muscle weight that is disappearing, since I'm not able to run like I usually do.
Good news is that my shingles are retreating and my blood counts are doing all the right things. Now if I can just eat some food, I'll be doing good.
I feel like I'm getting a cancer/chemotherapy-induced eating disorder. Certain foods that haven't stayed around long in my system just don't seem that appealing to me anymore. Oh and the smells....I never know what is going to make my stomach flip. A definite guaranteed gagger is women's perfume. So, please chicks, when you visit me, please leave your favorite scented product at home. Sorry to be so picky, but I'm much more fun when I'm not hanging around the porcelain pedastal in the bathroom.
Seems like a common question I'm getting is if I'm getting cabin fever and going nuts spending so much time at home. All I can say is "There's no time for going stir crazy cause I'm so busy.....sleeping!"
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Hi Kit, I miss all of our training runs, I'm just not as excited to do the weekly runs without your cheerful spirit all over the trail and knowing there will be a fun hangout at the tavern afterwards. Still, I'm trying to gut out my tri-training. Your blog posts make me feel like a total wimp though and always inspire me to begin daily training streaks. Swimming is so hard. I think I'm gonna be one of those contestants the lifeguard has to save. Best wishes, you are in my thoughts and prayers always. I really like all of the new pictures you have posted.
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