Today I start my physical therapy. It's going to be a very broken schedule, however. I was scheduled to go Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, but I have to cancel at least two days next week now and obviously had to cancel this past Monday. We'll have to see how much this will help, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I do see a benefit.
Tomorrow I'm getting my hair cut down. I haven't been able to have it colored because of the surgery, so it will be interesting to see what it looks like once most of the color is cut off. It won't last for long anyway.
Monday Dr. K has scheduled me for a CT scan of my chest to see what's been happening since my last scans and dropping out of the trial. I go in on Tuesday at 8 a.m. to see her and then start Ifosfamide for three days.
If I'm feeling well on Friday, I'll go to physical therapy. Since I haven't had this treatment before, I don't know how it will affect me or how fast, so we'll have to play that by ear.
Otherwise, I'm sleeping pretty well (about three hours at a time) and still taking an afternoon nap. I walked on the treadmill yesterday for 20 minutes and then I made dinner! It really felt good to try out a new recipe and get back to chopping and stirring and creating. I haven't done that in a while -- frankly, when I was on the trial I wasn't interested in food at all -- so this is a very good thing. By the way, on Monday when they weighed me in the hospital I was just over 120 pounds. Big progress there!
Nothing else new. I'll report back when I have something interesting to share. Hope you are having a good week.
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- Karen
- I am a woman in her late 40s who was enjoying life when cancer came along and threw a monkey wrench in the whole business. This is the story of my fight against Leiomyosarcoma, a rare smooth muscle cancer that started in my left fibula (ankle bone) and has since spread to my pelvic bone, skull, and lungs. It's also the story of a woman trying to continue to enjoy life despite the complications cancer causes.
2 comments:
Glad to see you posting again and that you are feeling well enough to cook. There is definitely something therapeutic about creating something in the kitchen! Get some rest this week and good luck with your treatment next week! We're pulling for you!
Amy & Chris
That's 8 pounds! I am so happy for you!!!!
As always, you are on my direct line to the big guy so keep up the great work and know you have lots of helpers! See you tomorrow night. Love Lydia
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