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When going through cancer, there are good days and bad days. This is particularly true when you opt to do chemo.
Monday a friend took me to get an infusion at Texas Oncology because I had woken up, felt nauseous and threw up in the kitchen sink 14 times.
On a side note — I never drank much in college so I’ve never thrown up in a toilet. When I was a kid, my Mom would hold me over the kitchen sink and then clean me up after.
I didn’t have an appointment at Texas Oncology but figured they could help keep me hydrated. I explained to one of the nurses what was going on. They told me if I could wait 20 minutes a chair would be freed up so I could get the infusion.
That seemed to resolve everything, but then this morning I felt nauseous again.
I’d been given pills for nausea — gentle medication that I was supposed to take 15 minutes before eating, and a stronger drug if the first didn’t work.
Given how much medication I’ve taken since starting chemo, I think I have a whole pharmacy in my house.
I took both pills, had a spoonful of yogurt instead of the breakfast I’d originally planned (and already cooked) and threw that up. So I think today I might end up fasting, though I may try sipping on ginger ale or trying a ginger lozenge in a bit.
I have applesauce to try as well, or dry toast.
Mostly I’m just really sad that I won’t be able to try the breakfast I made because it smells really good and I’m hungry, but that’s life I guess.
On a positive note, my cancer markers have dropped significantly. And I’ve been meeting with physical therapists and am increasing my ability to be active again. I’m starting to feel stronger which makes me feel good.
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This post was previously published on MEDIUM.COM.
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