Over the long holiday weekend, we traveled out to Michigan to visit our friends, Skip and Kathy, who we met on our first Royal Caribbean cruise on Brilliance of the Seas back in 2003. We were seated at a table at main dining with Skip, Kathy and their two grown children, and we've been friends ever since, visiting back and forth over the years. It was a quiet visit, since we drove out there the day following my treatment and Kathy was recovering from some surgery, but we enjoyed their company and hopefully they enjoyed ours.
I was a little nervous Friday and Saturday as I decreased the antiemetic (nausea) drug they give me prior to treatment from 8 mg to 4. It's a steriod, and it was causing me to retain fluid and causing two nights of insomnia. Being that I'm sensitive to stomach upset anyway, I had to try not to make myself ill by worrying that I was going to be ill. I found I was slightly more nauseated on Saturday but I slept well both Friday and Saturday nights. If I nibble throughout the day, it helps keep the nausea at bay so that's what I did during our 11-hour trip. Other than being tired over the weekend, I felt fairly good and I felt back to normal by Wednesday. Thanks to everyone who checked on me over the weekend.
This week is my Friday off, so I'm hoping my blood counts will recover a bit and I can enjoy the weekend like a normal person.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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