A Nice Break!

This morning I proved I could resume washing the kitchen floor on hands and knees, though it’s definitely harder getting up and down than before! I’ve done three days of easy yoga stretching to the DVD Emily gave me (Thanks, Girl!), and I can, most days, walk rather briskly for over 30 minutes. Other days there is still great reluctance in my legs, though the “biting ants” sensation is now only slight when sitting or lying.

My body has taken to retaining fluid when I get anywhere near salty food. Even without the fluid retention, I have ten extra pounds to work on. Range of motion in my left arm is still “too tight” as little Simon would say; I do stretches a few times a day.

I’m very tired of being bald now that it’s colder, but so far all I see is a light covering of white “down” and can feel very sparse bristles in spots.

My fingers continue numb at the tips. My fingernails, cut as short as possible, now have brown spots (once tender, red spots) about ¼-inch from the cuticle. The skin on my hands stopped being super tender about a week ago.

My eyes continue to water, making attempts at eye makeup generally disastrous. If I don’t continually mop up the salty tears throughout the day, I end up with dried salt flakes around my eyes. My nose continues to bleed occasionally and runs copiously when I eat. ???

I no longer need an afternoon nap. I am sleeping well; in fact, I would like to sleep about 10 hours a night.

I had an entire week “off” from medical appointments and made good use of it . . . coffee shops, lunch dates, arranging our new living room furniture.

On Monday I have port surgery, Herceptin IV on Tuesday, and then start six weeks of radiation after Thanksgiving.

There’s still a long way to go – but I have my life back for now and it’s great!