It's been a couple of days since I updated how things were going. Friday and Saturday were definitely the roughest so far. Friday during the day I felt mostly just achey in my legs, but by late Friday night it had gone into my whole body feeling achey and my legs feeling like they were a huge weight to lift. I woke up every hour or two during the night with muscle spasms throughout my body every time I moved and my legs hurt sooo bad! I couldn't stay in one position long yet I just dreaded having to move at all.
Since my tummy doesn't do well with lots of medications, and I had been taking all of post chemo drugs all week, I was really trying not to take anything. I finally broke down Saturday morning and had to take a Tylenol to see if I could get any relief for a while. It helped some with the muscle spasms, which was a huge relief. My legs still hurt and each of them felt as though they weighed over 1000 pounds! After a brief rest late in the morning, I did go to Walmart with the kids to get some things we needed and also get Ryan's school supplies. Overall the trip went well. I did have a couple of small hot flashes and my legs hurt but it was nice to get out into the world and do something that didn't have to do with cancer or a doctor follow up.
I was pretty tired when we got home so I took another Tylenol with the theory that maybe if I kept the meds coming I could get this under control and get past it. I rested for about an hour and then we met my mom for dinner and went to visit at her house for a while. My muscle spasms had pretty well stopped by this point, but my legs and body were still aching. I came home and decided to get out the "big guns" and take a pain pill from my surgery last week. The oncology nurses said I could do this if I needed or wanted to. Again, I just fought it since I was trying not to take anything I didn't have to. I decided though I would see if it helped me sleep and stay comfortable through the night.
Much to my surprise (and relief) I slept all night soundly and I awoke to my legs barely hurting! Praise God! :) I definitely feel a little more like myself today! I am hopeful that those couple of days were my worst and that from now til the next chemo treatment on the 22nd can be gradually better and more energy everyday. Other minor side effects so far have been mild hot flashes, an itchy scalp, and food not tasting exactly as it had before. Most food doesn't taste terrible, but it just doesn't taste the same as I know it did in the past.
My Mom and I will be picking up my wig later this week so that I have it ready and am as used to it as I can be before I really need it in the next couple of weeks.
Thanks for staying updated and sending me your thoughts and positive energy. I have felt all of it, especially this last couple of days! :)
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