February 11th (Friday)

February 11th (Friday)

Things are ramping up in several directions right now. OK, to start I woke up with a decent sized mouth ulcer and feel a few others brewing. This is a side effect of the Cyclophosphamide. My whole mouth is burning so my spicy salsa eating days may have to be put on...
February 11th (Friday)

February 10th

I’m OK today and the sun is out again. Yah! 8am medications: Pantoprazole 40mg Ciproflaxin 500mg (anti-biotic) Acyclovir 400mg (anti-viral) Itraconazole 100mg (anti-fungal) After too many requests, I resorted on Tuesday to sending a very assertive email to the head of...
February 11th (Friday)

February 9th

Sunny again, yessssss! The weather forecast is back to the usual Monterrey February average temps. I waited till 9am when it was JUST warm enough (with no wind) to sit outside on my wee balcony off my bedroom to have my coffee in the sun. It was glorious. I had the...
February 11th (Friday)

February 8th

Already I felt better seeing the sun out when I woke. I’m stoked it’s going to be heaps warmer in the days ahead too. My head felt clearer and the intense headache was way down from yesterday. AND I felt hungry. All good signs my body is recovering well from the...
February 11th (Friday)

February 7th

I woke up feeling OK, but soon after developed an intense headache. 8am meds today: Dexamethasone .5mg Pantoprazole 40mg Ondansetron 8mg I also started taking Tylenol and Ibuprofen first thing for my headache. Plus, I had this really uncomfortable queasiness. I took...
February 11th (Friday)

Filgrastim Shots Begin: February 6th

Wow, I feel a ton better this morning than yesterday and finally have some interest in food. I had my usual lemon water to start, along with a yummy coffee and a smoothie (vegetables/fruit/avocado). As the day wore on I better and better which made me realize how ill...