No actually, it isn’t…

Chemo cycle 1 of 6 started last Friday 9/9. I’m at Day 5 (infusion is day 1). It’s not as terrible as I’d expected, but it’s not great either. I did expect the worst. I was most scared of the nausea/vomiting because I’ve had those bad in the past. So far, I’m experiencing mostly queasiness and dizziness. I hope what I dread does not come to pass. Other side effects that’s kept me on my toes has to do with bowels. I’ve been on a lookout. Riveting stuff. Nothing too untoward to report. Constitution is normal. Mostly because I haven’t been eating much.

(Un)expectedly, the worst I’m experiencing is bone pain — mostly my back and hips. It’s a known side effect of the bone marrow stimulant I was given which administered via an on-body injector 27 hours after my last infusion. I suppose this means it’s working. Apparently, claritin off-label use helps with this pain. I take 2 a day. We’ll assume it helps. I have been taking some NSAIDs as well. But not much else so far! Not even the 3 or 4 different prophylactics I was prescribed for nausea. So I’m killing this.

Now, I am not exactly operating at full capacity here. I shuffle around the apartment, in a perennial state of ‘uh oh my stomach is wanting to escape through my mouth” and barely really doing much of anything but sleep. I think I can rally to do more, but I feel like I’m sitting on a trigger. I seemingly haven’t experienced the worst of the side effects yet and I’m super anxious… 

I’ll let you know how Day 6 goes… fingers crossed.