Round #3

Round three chemotherapy was this past Thursday.

My nurse this time was REALLY good, and I didn't feel the needle at all.  SO , no dark bruises this time.

Visit with the doc was good, he continues to say I am doing well,  and that my labs look good.  He also gave me a scrip for more xanax, to help me with sleep and anxiety issues.

Dave took a few days off last week to use up some vacation time, so he was scheduled off for Friday, but since there was bad weather in the forecast, we decided to go ahead and get all of our errands done right after the treatment on Thursday.

I felt fine after treatment, so I was down with that plan.  It was really cold out, but I had my hat with the ears, and my down ski jacket.

It was crazy out there!   LOTS of people apparently took off Thursday afternoon to go get groceries, because it was busy everywhere we went.

Getting everything done on Thursday was a good plan, though, if the weather turned as bad as they were thinking it might.  That way, Dave would not have to go out and get groceries while I was at work on Friday.

I was worried that I wouldn't feel well enough to work on Friday (unwarranted, just worrying--to the point of not being able to sleep Thursday night), but I actually felt GREAT.  It was like the treatment restored some of my energy and feeling of wellness.

The weather didn't turn to shit on Friday, after all, and Dave got out to pick up my prescription and run another errand.

It snowed a little (I'd say about an inch), and was pretty well frozen and a bit slick out by 5, but I had no real issues getting home from work, and then we had this lovely weekend to spend at home, with NO need to go out for anything!

It did snow a few inches on Saturday, and I got to go out and shovel a bit, and cleaned off my car. I love how quiet it gets outside when it snows. We have a pair of cardinals in our back yard every day lately, too.  They looked so pretty against the white background.

They say cardinals are the spirits of deceased loved ones watching over us. Maybe these are my mom and dad, keeping an eye on me??

Anyway, don't be upset with Dave for not doing the shoveling!!!   He was basically just humoring me, letting me get outside a bit, get some exercise, and play in the snow.  I was VERY well bundled up, wearing two layers, sturdy snow boots, insulated gloves, and a hat and scarf under my hood.

He would have preferred that I had NOT done it, but I felt pretty good, so why not???....and I miss winter!

After the pretty snow, it drizzled and sleeted for several hours and coated everything with a thin layer of ice.

It was, as a result, VERY good that we had nowhere we had to go.  Some friends has invited us over to see their new house, but we canceled that in advance, based on the forecast.

Today, the news says that the main roads are pretty clear.  Our street is a sheet of ice, so getting out of our neighborhood to get to work in the morning could be interesting.

Got lots of chores done yesterday and still ongoing today, but I'm not quite feeling as good as I was on Friday, or Saturday morning.  A bit more tired.

The good thing is that my mouth isn't as bad as last time, so far, and I can still taste some stuff!  Oh, and my ear piercings are completely healed and I can get earrings into all of them.

I'm having an odd sensation--kind of an "ache"-- in my trachea.  It's when I take a deep breath, or yawn, or change body positions (like bending down to sweep stuff into the dust pan, or going from upright to lying down).  Just in the throat area.  It's very weird.  Ibuprofen seems to decrease it, and it's not as pronounced today as it was Friday night into yesterday.

It's on my list of questions for next time.

And now, I am off to the kitchen to bake a batch of Welshcakes...It's St. David's Day, after all.  If I still lived in Chicagoland, this is when I would start listening for migrating sand hill cranes.

My daffodils have bloomed in Oklahoma by St. David's day on a few occasions, but not this year. This year, their green shoots are now frozen and covered in ice.  I hope they recover in time to bloom when things warm up again.