I can finally say that I feel good, not just better, but GOOD! On D6FC1, I was better and wondering when I would feel good again. I woke up on D7FC1 and I knew that I felt good. It was rather strange, because I didn't feel good when I went to bed. It seemed like a long week of feeling tired, having trouble with my digestive system (which I will not go into here, some things you just don't want to know about), but maybe that makes GOOD feel even better.
On D7FC1, I went in for my weekly blood work. They always check the white blood cell count, among other things. They know it's going to drop about a week after a chemo treatment, and mine had. I don't think it's terribly low, but low enough that they want me to be careful about being around someone who is ill. My body isn't going to be able to fight off infection with the low WBC, and when you're having chemo, the last thing you need is an infection. This was not news to me, as all of that hadn't changed in 10 years. One added twist to having a low WBC is not eating any raw fruit or vegetables that I can't peel. I can cook them, or peel them, that's the only way I can eat them. No salad full of raw veggies, like I am used to eating regularly. No strawberries or grapes. This isn't as big a problem for me with fruits as it is vegetables. My liking of vegetables are mainly in raw form. But, this will force me to steam some green beans which I like, or stir fry some veggies, which I also like. I have to do this for a week, until my next blood work. Then, as long as my WBC is back up, I can resume my regular raw veggie eating. That assumes that my digestive system is working well and I don't have to resort to a bland diet like I did this week.
More fun and adventures of enduring chemo. But, at least maybe I can do more around the house and enjoy life more overall for 2 weeks.....
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