Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Wednesday, February 10th - #3 - day 1

I can't believe all this snow! The schools have already closed for tomorrow. I just hope that the cancer center will be open. I don't know what I'd do if they are closed as this pump has to come off and the port has to be flushed....

Having a good day...seems now that I know what 'symptoms' I am having....last time I thought that they were just something....I have the shakes...my hands are shakie...when I carry a dish or even drink a cup/glass of water, my hands shake a little...then I also have some muscle cramping...in my hands and the calf of my legs and sometimes to my feet. I had this the last time but didn't think anything of it...I feel much better tonight. Even typing, I was having a bit of typo's but now it's much easier...then of course are the tingling of my fingers. This time it came on faster and is staying a bit longer. Charlie and Paul were shoveling so I cooked dinner...made chicken and then with one piece of chicken I made soup! Cutting the carrots and celery and even taking the chicken out of the packaging...wow...did my fingers tingle! I even had gloves with latex gloves over them....Under hot water did they go once I was finished...seems the hot water makes the tingling go away. And I'm still getting that 'sensation' in the back of my jaw with the first bite of anything.

Someone asked if I lost my hair...I've been afraid to put this in the blog - as I have not....yet. According to the oncologist hair loss would begin after the second or third treatment....The funny thing is that I am 'kind of' looking forward as my hair is fine and limp and right now I could use a perm!!! Any of your girls that get a perm - an you know who you are....you know exactly how I feel right now. There is no way I would even do a perm - with the chemicals - the smell and just the idea of putting that stuff on my hair at this time - just doesn't do it for me. So, here I wait...all ready to wear my wig. I don't want to wear it yet because it just doesn't fit right...a bit too snug but once my hair is gone or really short then it should fit perfectly! When I begin to wear it...I will put a photo in my blog!