The Palmetto State

The Palmetto State

Monday, August 26, 2019

Chemo Round 2, Second cycle.


I'm exhausted.  Flat out Exhausted, still.   even after a weekend that was pretty mild, and full of a good bit of resting.   Last week, i pushed myself pretty hard.  In fact I'm pretty sure i over did it.  What did i do that was so draining you ask?  well I was off Chemo, so that was a big plus for once, however, i ended up getting up early every day except Wednesday, and going in to the office to work.  That's right, i actually went in to the office, and worked the entire day four days last week. 

Monday and Tuesday, Emily and I car-pooled together.  It was awesome.  I really enjoyed our ride to and from work together.  Yes, i had her get to work real early so she had time to kill, and yes, i had to stay late in the parking lot and wait an hour after i got off work, but it was nice being able to car-pool together.  I was very tired each night though, and pretty much just had supper each day and went to bed. Wednesday i stayed home and worked from home, so it wasn't that exciting. 

Thursday I drove my own Truck in to the office, and she drove her car.  I got sent home a little early as it was a slow evening, and i was exhausted and my co-workers could tell.  I fell asleep when i got home promptly at like 330 pm, and didn't wake up until after Emily had finished cooking supper.  I ate supper and went back to sleep till the next morning.  Friday morning we car-pooled again,  This time because at lunch i had to take her car to Jim Hudson GMC for it's 30 day checkup.  All went well with that, except they are ordering a new steering wheel to be installed for it, as the plastic trim on it isn't exactly fitting perfectly.  They'll call me once the new parts are in, and schedule a date for me to bring the car in for repair/replacement.  So after that, i went back to the office and worked the rest of the day.  I left work and went to wait to pick Emily up.  We picked up supper and went home. Ate, and watched some Live PD before bed.   I was dozing mostly during the live PD though, and dont remember much of anything. 

Saturday rolled around, and Emily let me sleep in as much as I could. Unfortunately that is not much because i tend to get headaches if I stay in the bed too long.  I did nap some more on the couch while she did some Grocery shopping and went to Pets mart to get some litter for the cat.  That afternoon we met a guy about a gun, and had a quiet evening.  Emily had really worked hard all morning/ day  cleaning, changing litter, etc.  I did go with her to the dump, so we did do that too.  It was a busy day for her more than me, but I was still exhausted. 

Sunday rolls around, and yet again, Emily and I are exhausted still. I end up sleeping quite a bit, either in bed or on the couch, and she does the same.  She also was kind enough to go to CVS for me and get my medications, while cooking a home made crock pot chicken and dumplings, which were exquisite. I really enjoyed them, and would love to eat them a lot more honestly. but they are so filling that one serving is all you can manage.  It was early to bed for me then too, as I knew i needed my rest considering that i had to work on Monday. 

Monday, today, is the beginning of the week.  I'm working from home again.  After last week's learning of a new ticketing system, which is primarily what i do, I needed to test out how i'd work from home doing what i would now be doing from home as its totally different from what it was last 2 weeks ago.  Luckily half way through the day, it appears to be going well.  I'm still exhausted mind you, and i started chemo again today.  Which is not my happiest thing to do, but so be it.

Later this week, i have a dentist appointment and i have to go get an ultrasound on my abdomen, due to elevated liver enzyme levels at the last time i was in my oncologist office.  This should be a busy week, and I sure hope i can get some meaningful rest.  Time will tell.  I've not decided if or when i'll go back to the office to work.  Maybe i will do one day this week, i am not sure yet.  a lot depends how i feel and what all i have going on with doctor appointments.Anyways, im going to sign off for now, and i'm gonna leave you without any neat photo inserts this time.. just a nice big, wall of text.  Thanks for reading, and please feel free to comment, or donate through my Go-Fund-Me or Paypal. 



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