I want to give a shout out to all my friends at work. I miss you and I am doing well. Feel free to call me if you like.
Hugs to you all. Also a big shout out to my friend and backpacking buddy in Ohio who will be leaving this weekend to head to Tennessee for a training hike/orientation to prepare her to hike the Appalachian Trail with Warren Doyle. You go Patti!! I love you. I was supposed to go with her but the little c got in the way and messed up those plans. Hopefully I will be able to do another one Warren is holding in September. Do a search on this guy if you like hiking or would like to hike the AT. He is quite a guy and an older one at that!! Hahahaha.
Sorry I haven't updated lately but I have been busy. I had a really good week prior to my chemo treatment which was on Wed. the 8th and I am still having a good week up to this point after my treatment. Hallelujah!! I was able to get out into my flower beds and do some weeding and also got the screened in porch furniture and screens and enclosure cleaned of all the pollen that was EVERYWHERE. I actually felt useful once again. Praise the Lord.
The day of my treatment was o.k. I was a little tired and probably one of the most annoying things I have to deal with is not being able to get a full nights sleep. Out of 5 days I might get one night of really good rest. So, I got sleepy having my treatment and took a much needed nap. Later that night I started feeling really, really tired and went to bed early (7:30 Wed.) and went right off to sleep. I did not sleep well and got up early and had the Dr.s office work me in early to get my Neulasta shot. After I ran some errands and got back home I took my 'day after chemo steroid pills' and once it kicked in I had enough energy for two people! Hahahaha. I actually started taking the furniture off the deck and put it in the yard on Tuesday and finally it got a much needed cleaning. Wayne has been busy getting the yard back in shape so he has had his hands full with all that and it is looking good. Just wish the weeds would go away. Today, Friday, I put up some strawberries after breakfast and then took on the task of getting my medical bills caught up and making sure my numbers matched the ins. companies. They did up to a point and I came to realize I have overpaid one doctor and owe another doctor double what I will get back from the overpaid one but then....I will have met all my deductibles. Whew! And, thank God I have insurance even though we got it socked to us with the last contract the Union agreed to. They really rolled over for G.E.
This afternoon I started having my 'bone ache' and as usual it is in my middle back around my ribs. Normally a couple of Tylenol with knock it out but not this time. I finally took an Allegra. I know, it's for allergies but it is also good for bone aches. I think it has helped somewhat but this non-drowsy stuff has made me drowsy. Go figure!
At my chemo treatment I took some more photos of my new friend Jen and another new friend Brigette. Jen's little girl wants to see what it looks like where her Mom goes for treatment so I took a few and will post them below.
Cape Fear Cancer Specialists
(This is owned by New Hanover Regional Medical Center)
The Building
Funny how there are no signs on the building.
Jen hooked up to her Chemo
View of the room from my chair. Jen is across from me.
More of the room from my viewpoint.
Jen and me
My new friend Brigette, what a doll baby she is.
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