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I’m feeling a little weak and tired tonight. My taste buds are starting to go, but I got a nice steak dinner down. I just wish it had tasted better.
I went out for a one-mile walk tonight, but pooped out pretty quickly. I think I wound up with about a three-quarter mile walk.
Just before I left the oncologist’s office today, I negotiated the schedule for my upcoming appointments. I’m being a little more assertive to make their schedule to be more convenient for ME. I get the feeling they’re not super pleased, but I consider myself the customer here. I’m discovering that when it comes to these types of things, it is negotiable.
When the nurse inserted the IV into my arm, I negotiated that with her. The last time she put in the back of my hand. That turns out to be somewhat painful. I think it is the room temperature fluids dripping through my vein that causes the discomfort. I’ve learned to take my scarf with me and I wrap it around the IV and seemed to help.
When she looked for a vein, I asked her to try to stay out of my hand and put the IV as high on my arm as she could. She found a vein about an inch above my watch that she was able to tap. That proved to be no too bad.
I expect the next few days to be a dark valley I will be passing through.
Posted by The Vorlon at April 19, 2006 8:23 PM