I am such a redneck. I feel like I look like one anyway. I am sitting in my lazboy I bought for this cancer with a remote and a blanket in my giant red UGA sweatshirt with an iPad and a cup of coffee. my dog is laying at my foot chewing on one of those hooves you get at petsmart
And it smells bad but he LOVES it. I slept well until 3:30 and fell back asleep at 5. Waiting on the caregiver lady to come. I told her to please not wear perfume again yesterday because scents are bad for chemo. She came back in the room twice and said," I guess I can't wear my cheap shit perfume anymore because you don't like it." I wonder why the service did not tell her. Anymore lip and I can replace her. I don't know why we have her. It is really more for mom, but if I fall I can't get up. Kind of strange. I squatted down the other day and fell over and I was down. My sister had to hoist me up. How frigging helpless. I have walked to the end of the driveway several times a day and was able to climb the steps upstairs last night. I was very pleased and was happy sleeping in the good bed upstairs. Ridley was right at my side snoring like freight train on his back with his paws in the air. Back to normal. I know he would rather be cuddled in my sisters more than ample breast. Oh well.
I don't have an activity or an outing planned. A friend is coming later.
I will walk some to build leg strength. Not up for the gym by any means.
MAybe I will be able to read. Let's cross out fingers and hope for concentration.
Have a great day!
I never heard that about scents being bad for chemo. In fact, I used essential oils and aromatherapy all during chemo. There is a mixture of lavender and chamomile that is very calming and good for anxiety and I sniffed that a lot.
ReplyDeleteWalking is good. Did you know that it helps to expel/prevent gas? My chemo nurse advised walks. During the worst of the "gassy time", i would take 7 or 8 tiny walks a day! The hardest part was putting shoes on to go outside.
Take care of YOU! Watch funny movies. And take drugs when you feel like crap. This is not the time to be a martyr.
Although not a funny movie, have you seen The Best of Youth? It is a 6-hour movie in Italian and is one of the best things I have ever seen. I bought it, cheap, then found out that my library had it.
Imwill def check out bestmof youth. I have been taking pain meds as needed. Life is too short to hurt. I think aromatherapy would be good. So welded cheap perfume is not. In the gyn onc office and infusion center, they have no perfume signs. Maybe itnonly affects certain people or maybenitnis what regimen you are on. I love lavender, that sounds nice!
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