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.
