The Sleep Continues

Thankfully, I am not sick and I think I could probably go off of the one nausea medications at this point. I am still so worn out. I sleep for long stretches, but I know I need to eat. I have no appetite and I'm sleeping so much. When I wake up I have to force myself to eat. I am trying to drink Ensures as well to get some more calories in me. I have been elevating my feet while I sleep, so my foot swelling is better. I was awake for just a little while this afternoon, and I went to watch TV with my mother-in-law, and after a few minutes, I was ready for another nap! I feel like I am missing a lot by sleeping so much, but I must need the rest, and it is better than throwing up! I am having blood work done tomorrow to see if my body is ready to do this again on Thursday.

Still Sleepy

I am sleeping like crazy. This chemo really wipes me out! But I am happy to report that so far, I am not sick. I'll have more to say when I have more energy, right now, I am just trying to sleep as much as I can.

Tired

I have spent today recovering from my chemo yesterday. It really just wipes me out. I slept all day. I haven't felt sick yet, just really tired. There's not much to report, just that I'm sleeping all I can. I'd much rather deal with being tired than being nauseous. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Chemo

I had a good chemo day, if there is such a thing. It was the 4 hour chemo, so it makes for a long day. I found out I gained some weight since last time, which I was really happy about. Sheryl took me today and stayed for a while, then right after she left to do errands, Alex came and stayed with me for the rest of the time. I also had a friend that I haven't seen in ages come to visit while I was there, so the time during chemo was enjoyable. Because my liver counts were good this time, I am able to have two nausea meds instead of one. We will see how I do, but if my body can handle it, the doctor would like me to have chemo again next week. After my previous chemos, I have still been recovering a week later, but maybe this time will be different.

I wore my compression socks today. It took me about 10 minutes to put each one on. They kept the swelling down, but my legs and feet are still sore. The doctor said my swelling was nothing and it can still get a lot worse. I didn't get home from Reno until about 6:00 tonight. I ate some, but I feel really bloated and it's hard to eat. I am going to lay down and elevate my feet and hopefully get some rest tonight. Thank you for your prayers.

Bili Count!

I got the results from my blood work and my bili count was 5.3! That is the lowest it has been since my diagnosis. I hope it wasn't an error and it was really 15.3 or something. I think I'll check on that possibility. I was sure it would be higher because I hadn't been draining as well, but maybe I've had some internal draining going on too. This also means I am eligible for chemo tomorrow, so I'm going in tomorrow for another round. I'm not really looking for ward to it, I'd rather have a foot massage like yesterday.

I had a cleaning team come in today and it was surprisingly emotional for me. I have always cleaned my own house. I have enjoyed having it clean and I have been very diligent about my cleaning over the years. It's surprising what is hard for me in this journey, and watching someone else clean my house because I'm not able to do it myself made me feel a little helpless. However, the cleaning team will be coming every other week, so I told the kids we have to be neat and make it last until then. While they were cleaning, I had lunch and had a nice nap, and I woke up to a clean house, so it wasn't all bad!

Back to School

Sending the kids back to school today went better than I thought. I was worried about spending the day alone in a quiet house, but I had plenty of company and the time flew by. I had visitors and wonderful foot massages that really helped both the pain and swelling in my feet. I went to get my blood work done. I don't expect my numbers to be too good because my right side hasn't been draining, but then it started draining a little more today. I was fitted for compression socks that hopefully will be in tomorrow. I had time to visit with my kids after their school days and practices. All in all, it was a nice day.

Swelling Feet

It is almost bedtime now and I am sitting massaging my own feet to try to do something about this swelling. I talked to the doctor today who said that the swelling comes from my liver not functioning like it should. I am getting fitted for compression socks tomorrow. I will shower at night, then put these socks on before my feet touch the ground in the morning. They should keep the pressure and swelling down.

I'm going to have blood work done tomorrow and the doctor wants to check my protein as well.
My right side has really not been draining like it should over the past 48 hours, so I don't know what that will do to my numbers.

I also want to thank everyone who has been bringing in meals. I know I say we don't need it, but really, you don't even know what a huge help it is to me. Thank you, thank you! You're helping me so much.