So far, so good. The only issue I had was that I woke up at 02:00 in a cold sweat Friday morning and my eyes were very dry. Because my clothes had sweat on them, I had to change and wipe my skin down so I wouldn’t have chemo drugs all over me.
Note to self: always have a change of pyjamas in the bathroom that I can easily get to. Also, get the humidifier going in the bedroom.
I did all of my meetings with no issues, but I did get a slight queasy feeling in my stomach in the afternoon. I took the nurse’s advice from a couple of weeks ago and took the anti-nausea medication immediately.
Problem solved, except for the accompanying drowsiness. Oops. I used my desk cycle to get some exercise, and that seemed to help with the effects of the medication.
In the afternoon, a nurse came by to show me how to do the Lapelga injection to boost my white blood cells. It’s pretty much the same as giving myself a B12 shot, so no big deal. The only difference is that the syringe is pre-loaded, and the needle automatically retracts when you let go of the plunger. I will be fine doing the injection on my own from here on.
This shot has the potential to cause excruciating bone pain, so the advice is to take Claritin a day before, and for three days after. Fingers crossed that the Claritin will work, because I’m allergic to Tylenol and I will only take opiates if the pain is unbearable. I will if I have to, but I really don’t want to.
In the evening, I just relaxed and watched YouTube, which is the same as many of my regular evenings.