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When I first woke up, I thought I was going to have a good day. Two hours later, I felt ready for bed.
I find that seems to happen a lot. Shortly after I wake up, I feel quite good. Then I fade fast. At least my taste buds seem to be doing quite well.
My fingertips and feet still feel quite numb. Although there is medication they prescribe to diabetics to help, I know someone that takes it, on occasion. She’s a diabetic. She said the medication makes you very tired. That’s not something I need right now.
I have found one positive effect of the chemo. My teeth used to be very sensitive to cold. Now cold seems not to bother them at all. In fact, I now like my cold drinks as cold as I can get them.
Although my feet, ankles and calves swell a little bit, it’s not as bad as it was. However, I think it will get more pronounced in a week or so – if previous patterns prevail.
Several months ago, a friend sent me two foam wedges when I was suffering a lot of back pain. I haven’t used them for quite a while. We have a 3-inch foam pad on our bed. The Vorlon Wife put one of the foam wedges under the foam pad at the foot of the bed to elevate my feet. That has worked out quite well.
Thank you Reb and Nora.
Now, you guessed, I’m off to bed.
Posted by The Vorlon at September 24, 2006 8:38 PM