This morning I did not eat much for breakfast. I just don't have an appetite right now. Today is Sunday, a day of rest. No chemotherapy today, although I will still get the Rabbit-ATG tonight.
My best friend, Mike, who I ironically met in Chicago 20 years ago while attending Navy "A" School, stopped by for a visit today. He dropped off some laundry he was kind enough to do for me. His upbeat personality and witty sense of humor gave me some comic relief and helped distract me from what I'm going through.
After he left, I ate some pizza, which seemed to go down okay.
This evening, I am having lots of terrible heartburn (Dr. said it is from the Cytoxan, the chemotherapy), gas, bloating, and constipation. All of these make for much discomfort and I am having a very difficult time falling asleep. I have the head of my bed elevated to help with the gastric acid, but it's not making a whole lot of difference. The IV fluids I was being given for hydration have been discontinued, so I am trying to drink lots of water, however, it's hard to keep it down with the nausea on top of everything else.
'Working on trying to relax and get some sleep before the big day tomorrow.
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