I Got Better

Having a bad cold and getting chemotherapy at the same time did not do me well. Saturday and Sunday I spent my time horizontal except for restroom trips due to a blinding headache on top of being extremely snotty. My head was pounding to the point that I couldn't effectivly make decisions for myself and thankfully Christine stepped in and called the doctor Sunday afternoon. The doc recommended that I stop taking the anti-biotic I was on (Cipro) which was waaaaay too strong and making me feel extra crappy and take 800mg of Advil ever six hours to help break the headache. That combo left me able to sit up on Monday and Tuesday and helped my headache back off from driving spikes to a dull throb.



Through all of this I'm also dealing with side effects from chemo and the Neulasta (white blood cell builder) shot I received, the worst of which was insomnia. Normally my plan of attack when I get sick to take enough drugs to put me in a light coma and arise when I feel better. This time it failed me. I was unable to sleep for more than 1-2 hours at a time and the sleep I was getting was very light. I would wake up at the drop of a hat or litterally the chirp of a bird.

As an added bonus, I was hot (also a chemo side effect). Even with the air cranked way down I couldn't get comfortable. My skin was even red. Once again Christine made a call to the doctor and this time it was recommended that I take some Benadryl to knock me out. Unfortunately it didn't work. So I took a Tylenol w/Codeine hoping that would crush me into a dream world of magic. Unfortunately that didn't work either. I was stuck in a waking world full of crappy TV and ended up watching a biography on American Idol's Randy Jackson. Look at what I have become!

Eventually most of the the drugs started leaving my body and on Wednesday night I got a solid five hour block of sleep. Most of the side effects are disminished and all I am left with now is snot. That's a double bonus though because I always need plenty of Puffs on hand for the NFL Draft.