CELEBRATE THE GOOD THINGS

July 28, 2024

Yesterday, Rosie and I went down to visit our mom for the day, just for a girls day together. Just a tiny bit of family history, Mom was my dad’s second wife, not my blood biological mother, but she raised me, and she is the mother of my heart and soul, forever. We had the best time.

We went to lunch at a diner type restaurant. My appetite has finally started coming back, and I had part of an open face hot turkey sandwich, with mashed potatoes and gravy. It was so damn good. The turkey was tender, and there was no fat on it. the gravy was delicious. And what’s not to love about mashed potatoes with turkey gravy? I couldn’t eat the whole plate, but I did pretty good, considering my appetite lately. It’s an hour and a half drive from Mom’s back home, so I didn’t get a box to take the rest home. Too bad. I’d love to have it right now!

After we got back to Mom’s we just hung out and talked for several hours. It was exactly what I needed. I hadn’t gotten out of the house, other than for medical stuff, in a long time. and just hanging with my sister and my mom is the best!

Update on my physically. The foot sores are finally gone. No pain, and no trouble walking anymore. My tongue still feels a bit scalded, but I’m able to eat more which is good. The mouth rinse my friend Denise sent me really helps with that and the overall dry mouth feeling I have. I also found a good toothpaste that doesn’t burn my mouth. Today I went in for lab work, and the results all looked good to me, everything seeming to be in normal ranges. So, good things.

Wednesday is the next appointment with Dr. z, and that’s when we will decide what the next round of treatment will be. Understanding better about the side effects now, I plan to be proactive, and keep up the lotion and socks on my feet, keep lotioning my hands, and continue using the gentle toothpaste and mouth rinse.

Oh, the special compounding pharmacy called to check in again. They asked me about the severity of my side effects, when they came, how long they lasted. They report this info to the company that makes the chemo pills, so they can keep track of everything. It’s all appreciated.

Well, nothing more until Wednesday. It’s ironic that I’m getting over the side effects just in time to start taking something again! Life is funny that way.