Showing posts with label post-chemo symptoms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label post-chemo symptoms. Show all posts

Forget-Me-Not

Posted by admin on 9/16/10

At three and half months out of chemo, it's probably safe to say that the drugs have, for the most part, evacuated my body. My eyebrows are back, I've got serious energy and The Hair Tracker is in full swing. While the hideous side effects of six months of treatment will never be forgotten, hopping back into "real life" has displaced them from their usual position at the top of my list of things to obsess over. So I've occasionally been surprised by some of the minor but to-be-expected results:

Age spots Really?  Thanks a lot, chemotherapy. Time to bust out the exfoliator and start caring what Retinol is.

Peripheral Neuropathy The tiny shock that spontaneously occurs in my feet never gets old.

Heartburn Not even comparable to during treatment, but still happens occasionally.



Yes, that's correct. Three and a half months out of treatment!

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Aftermath

Posted by admin on 7/21/10

I couldn't figure out why I was so exhausted on Monday. And Tuesday. And then I remembered an important reminder I received from Northshore Survivorship nurse Carol Martz: Even though the drugs have left my system, the lasting effects of chemo can potentially wreak havoc on my energy level from time to time.

So far, I do pretty well with daily activity: yoga, rehearsal, a 20th anniversary concert. I notice the fatigue at times when my days are spent staring at the computer.

And with that, I'm off to celebrate the good health with a trip to Phoenix and San Diego. Snorkeling, swimming, pool lounging and, regretfully, no computer. So long until next Wednesday....


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