strange days.

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FormerMember

10 Sep 2011

hi folks,

I honestly haven't got a clue what i'm going on about in this one, so bare with me. well i had my chemo 8 days ago, the first 4 days i've decided to bury in the deepest darkest pit of my mind,never to be opened (yes it was that bad).

So 2 intravenous injections followed by 21days of tablets,(to be repeated nonstop til feb 2012), and this is the strange part.

DAY 2- no pain at all, now considering that you could set the speaking clock to within 10 seconds of me needing pain relief, is this normal.just to emphasise every 4and a half hrs i took 2x 500mg paracetamol and 2x 50mg tramadol. with in 24 hrs didn't take or need anything.

DAY 3-4, still no pain, eating poor soft sloopy food only. sense of smell gone to the extreme, house hold smells infact everything to do with cooking making me sick.

DAY 5, OK wots going on, got up this morning felling more like myself than ever, yes i'm tired yes having a nap in the afternoon, but asked for and ate a beef hotpot, chunks and all, mmmmmmm

DAYS 6,7,8. right weird meter off the scale. I am now eating things that gave me trouble before i was diagnosed. Nothing getting stuck going past horace (say hello to my little friend), still tired but walked my dogs for nearly 45mins on day 7 (non stop). i've put on 3lbs in weight ( good job bev loves beefcakes)(can't believe i've just called myself a beef cake) and sat and had proper fish n chips from tadaaa a proper chippy. whoop de do.

Now i'm still on tablets 2600mg aday, sense of smell still weird, even taking to lighting scented candles (think these tablets are hormonell ha ha). can't sleep very well, but just go down stairs and annoy the dogs, hey if i'm up they should be up.infact in everyway a vast improvement.

So over to you my mac friends, has anyone heard of this happening so quick, or is it a high before the fall. Got to ring the docs on mon, to see about something to make me sleep, sorry don't drink so thats no use. if this keeps going i'll be as happy as a sand boy ( ok whats a sand boy and why is he so happy, damm my grandfather and his sayings ).

as always stay happy,positive and love those around you, joe xx.

P.S heard this yesterday made me laugh..." All that is between an idiot at the seaside and a fisherman, is a fine line " yes i enjoy fishing so doubly significant. jx

FormerMember over 13 years ago

Hi Beefcake,

I did have the not sleeping, though the morphine I had for the radiotherapy side effects made me not care and after I got over the not wanting to eat anything, I did go through a really weird phase of craving pies ans chips and junk food... Actually lots of weird stuff. Differerent weird to you, but weird all the same...

Do what I did and stuff yourself while you can so you've got a bit in hand for later when you don't want to eat....

Cancer is just bl**dy weird full stop.

Big hug to you Joe... You are a special bloke (good special, not mad special, well, not scary mad special... ) I am impressed you are doing so well and a kiss for Ruby x

Oh and one for Bev too

Little My xxxx
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

That does sound odd, but as my chemo is only once a fortnight I don't know... I can say that my sleep is disturbed and wake up frequently as I'm just dozing off, several times, before I nod off. I also have some quite gory dreams which sometimes wake me up. My appetite varies a lot like you thought! I have been told to look up what foods are alkaline (or which ones also turn alkaline after being eaten)and make those 80% of your daily diet as cancer prefers an acid environment.... that may help us all!

But overall I want to say that I am really pleased that so far you are doing so well!

Big hugs to you all,

Ems xx
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

i knew i'd regret beefcakes lol.this is the thing about chemo, everybuggers different.as for stuffing myself, take it from me i enjoy my grub, ( so gullet monster prepare thyself).

well i just take this as a good sign. ems were did you get your list of food stuffs from, i'll try owt once as the priest said to the mmmm yep my humours back, finish that joke at your peril my loon.

and LM ruby has a new nick name, border T's coats grow like coconut mats then need handstripping about oct, our rubys is so thick that she has a centre line 3/4 down her back so we now call her DOLLY PARTON not impressed as its bath and groom day tmorrow haha. big hugs joe x
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

http://thealkalinefoods.com/

if the link doesn't work, copy & paste it. I just googled and found a few good ones. Watch out for ones which want to sign you up and send you emails etc! I thought I would give it a go too, let's see what recipes we can come up with LOL!

There are some things which seem to affect us all, but so much is individual!

Good Luck with the bath/grooming!!

Ems xxx
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

Hi Joe

Whatever it is that's causing it, long may it continue! It's good to hear you're feeling so well! I'll look forward to hearing about the fake-bake, manwax and eyebrow threading later beefcake ;-0

Love to Bev and Ruby (goes to you without saying!)

Ann x
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