Adventures in Medicine

Okay, so..... I am OFF of the Neurontin!!!  After 3 days of not taking any of it at all, I can confidently say that my neuropathy symptoms are completely unchanged.

I've lost another pound in those three days, too.

I am also doing an experiment, with Doc's permission, of not taking the Clonidine at night.  This is something I have been taking for about a year to combat night sweats and hot flashes.

It's actually an old timey blood pressure medication, and my blood pressure is on the low side of normal.  Lately, I have been having what's called orthostatic hypotension....this  is the fancy name for what happens when you stand up and everything goes wobbly and black for a few seconds.

It's a blood pressure drop that happens because when you straighten your legs, the circulation goes down into them, and consequently, down out of your head!

So far, after 3 days of not taking that medication, these episodes have almost disappeared.

On the other hand, I just started the hormone blocking medication (the modern day replacement for Tamoxifen).  If the hot flashes and sweats become severe, I will have to start taking the Clonidine again.

So....we'll see what happens!

The hormone blocker will keep any estrogen reactive cancer cells from developing or spreading.  I had estrogen reactive cancer.

I will take this medication for 7-10 years, most likely.

I'm just happy that I will BE HERE for 7-10 years to take it!  *grin*

My next scan is scheduled for June 30.  Between now and then, I will focus on just living life.

My eyelashes are long enough for mascara now.  My eye brows are starting to become more visible.  I have to shave my legs.  My scalp is less visible.  I have a rash from my pubic hair growing back.  Ha!  Oddly, there is still no underarm hair.

In other news, Dave and his brothers have abandoned the idea of moving Pop into assisted living for now.

He'll just have his Monday through Friday day care companion, and the rest of the time, he will be alone.  Dave and I will do his grocery shopping, and I will continue to cook some home made stuff for him.

All we can do is hope for the best.

They discussed getting him a life alert bracelet or pendent, but we are pretty sure he'd play with it and call for help over and over.

Well, it is a beautiful sunny afternoon, after lots of rainy gloom, so we are going to go out and ride our bikes for for the first time since 2014!

As someone who used to be a pretty serious cyclist, I have really missed my bike!