Once again I am met with happy smiley people at the cancer clinic. Boy oh boy they make it easier. I picked up a new prescription for Ativan to help me sleep this round and hopefully it will work. I have been home for 4 hours and the crappy feeling is starting to take over. I am taking all my drugs (anti-nausea drugs) regardless - Sandy the nurse said take them regardless because it might be too late to start if the nausea feeling overwhelms. I take them for only 3 to 4 days - so it ain't so bad.
The good news is that my oncologist was really impressed with my blood work. YIPEE! She said keep up what I am doing because it is good. So many thanks to Dr. Jill Scott, my naturophathic doctor. Without her help, her tinctures, and her sound nutrition recommendations, my rebound status may not have been so impressive. THANKS JILL!
As we age and/or go through changes in our lives I recommend seeing someone (Dr. Scott, of course) for preventative care. I don't like feeling the aches of activities as I get older - I want to do things longer and feel better or as best I can.
No one has to get cancer to take better care of themselves. Oh this sounds lecture-like - I apologize.
I saved my head again. My hair continued to grow and was about an half an inch long and it was sooo blotchy because some hair started to fall out - I looked like an unfortunate street dweller. My feet hurt too and my oncologist said that is a side effect. I have to wear comfortable running type shoes all the time now or my feet will hurt even more. It is bearable and of course these things are all temporary. When my treatments are over my side effects will dissipate.
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1 comment:
Congrats on the good blood work, Courtney. Keep up the great routines you're developing! Seeing the benefits like that will make it easier on those days when you just feel like tossing it all out the window. Of course, you also get to have those days where you curl up and suck your thumb and avoid the good routines --that's ok now and then too, right?
Hey it's not really 'lecture' at all, it's words-from-the-wise. We can all benefit by learning from a friend and her experiences. Keep up the pro-living-healthy comments as you think of them, ok?
It's actually too bad that many of us wait until we're sick before discovering the healthier ways of living. My naturopath, Dr. Kristen Brown(http://www.drkristenbrown.com/), is really great too. Homeopathy amazes me -- how effective it can be.
I'm so glad you're doing this blog!
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