"What's in the box?"...I mean, what's in the bag?

 Round 7 was a go! I am glad, because I am ready to get all of this over with. I do like the 3 week time table so much better than the every 2 weeks. Guess that is good, because my next treatment is on a 3 weeks time table due to Memorial Day and the infusion center being closed. It is really nice to get a full week of feeling alive again! 




Well, I wanted to keep that alive feeling going! I got home from the infusion early afternoon. I think I ate lunch/dinner or a snack. I really don't remember...chemo brain is a real thing and so much worse than pregnant brain! Anyway, after my snack or dinner, I put on shorts. I was still wearing my long compression socks and set of for a walk...pump and all. 

So, what is in the box...black bag that I wear around for 3 days? This is the pump. I wear the bag backwards so you can't see all of the buttons. The 5FU is in the container at the bottom. It gets infused at a slow rate over 46 hours. It starts to beep when it gets low. The beeps a lot when it is finished. I have to push STOP...it will still beep. Then I have to power it off. I don't mess with any of the other buttons. The tubing is under my shirt and up to the port in my chest. I know some people have seen the bag, but really don't want to inquire about it. I promise...I am not scary. You can ask and I will show it to you. 

Back to my walk...It was a slow steady walk. I did 6 laps around the park. Those laps and back home was 2.79 miles. After that, I did my sponge shower and went to bed. 

This photo was on my first lap, so I was still feeling pretty good..flabby arms and all. 

Tuesday is a work day and usually Samantha and I go to the gym after...if I am feeling up to it. Sometimes I walk. Sometimes I do some light weights. I will usually walk on the days that I am wearing the pump. Today, I decided to put my morning steroids to use today. I hit the weight room and did not use the "baby weights"...I am stronger than that. Well, at least I am today. Tomorrow I will crash and probably be crashed until Saturday. It is going to be hard to even walk a mile. I will try to take photos of me just not feeling well, so you can see all sides of this journey. There are days that I can do things. There are days when I can hardly hold my head up. 

I am hoping that I can get a lot of work done before my crash tomorrow. I have so much to do in regards to VBS preparation, but time seems to be getting away from me. I can get it all done, it is just not easy with the time I am allowed to get it done in. 

Now I am clean and in bed. It is a struggle to stay awake and it is only 8 pm. I am pretty sure I have dozed off a few times while typing this post. 

Happy Tuesday and enjoy my flabby gym photos. I am hoping that flab will go away before the wedding. It won't be easy since I have so many things working against me. 






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