Today was much better than yesterday. I woke up feeling a bit painful, but that’s pretty much been the norm since surgery. I went ahead and grabbed my Vicodin and mixed one with a Tylenol. That made me feel much better. The morning nausea was mostly gone, so that was quite welcome. Through the day I felt much less tired than yesterday and was actually quite peppy in the afternoon. Of course my morning was brightened by Natasha’s delivery of my very own sopapilla cheesecake. Got hugs, cried a little, and was very happy to be reminded of having such an awesome friend.
My midday trip to radiation was less tiring than yesterday. Although I was starting to fall asleep on the table while I was getting the treatment. I am starting to get some red blotches on my neck and the itchiness is beginning. Good thing I have much practice at ignoring itchy skin. You can see the redness in the photo as well as the diagonal marks from my mask.
Noticed today that my tongue doesn’t feel as bad as yesterday. Could the overnight fluoride treatment been that detrimental to my oral health? Surely not! Or maybe yes, and I’ll still be able to taste things for a few more days. 🙂
My mediport insertion site is looking good and is practically not painful at all, even when I touch it. Very glad to have that, but will find out the gory details of its use tomorrow when I go in for my first chemo. Mama insisted to come with me tomorrow since John is going out of town. I’m pretty anxious about it, but I bet I won’t lose any sleep over it, since medical treatment anxiety has become the norm for me in the last month.
Feeling better and hoping for more days like today. 🙂