So pretty much as soon as I published yesterday's post I started feeling really crappy. My nausea was really bad, even with the 5 anti-nausea meds they gave me. I took another around 3:30 when I woke up from a nap and it just made me feel like crap. The rest of the evening was pretty bad, ate a few bites of homemade chicken soup (thanks Sue!) and got in bed. Talia kept coming in to check on me. "Mommy why aren't you eating?" "Because the chemo makes my stomach upset" and she's munching on a tortelini and bites a piece off of it to make the letter "C" and says "C" is for Cancer. I manage to read her one bedtime story in my bed before she goes upstairs with Jason and when I ask her for a goodnight kiss she says "I already gave you one" and then proceeds to kiss my chest and I ask her what that was for and she says "To make your boobies feel better". God do I love that girl!
I barely slept last night - I think the steroid kept me up (they warned me about that). I will try and get some Ambien. But this morning I took a 2 1/2 hour nap which felt divine. Now I've eaten lunch and I'm off for a brief walk to run an errand. I am looking forward to a low key weekend.
I have become addicted to my snuggie (as has Jason). So thanks MoFo team for yet another super thoughtful present... my pile of loot is HUGE!
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jen, i am so sorry. what a sweet gesture of talia! please beware of the ambien. i believe it is thought to cause some permanent memory loss if taken for more than just a very brief period of time.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you're feeling like crap. Zofran is Mollie's anti-nausea drug of choice. Also, her onc always prescribes an antacid with the steroid (zantac or the like) and that also seems to help with the nausea. We think some of it is due to low blood sugar (similar to morning sickness) so keeping some food/juice by the bed seems to help as well.
ReplyDeleteHope you find a regimen that will give you some relief!
Sarah King