So, yesterday all day I felt like crap, which is typical for the Tuesday after chemo. I felt light headed all day and thought I was going to pass out. On top of that I am way stressed out because of my mom. Yes, I know she means well, but telling me every couple of hours that I need to eat more fruits and vegetables (when I am doing that) gets to me after a while. But anyway, around 2:00 AM I wake up with a fever of 101.8 and massive muscle aches all over. So I call my doctor and he says that I should be okay until the office opens up at 8 if I could be there by 7:45. Of course I forget to set my alarm and wake up to my nurse calling me at 8:30 asking me where I am. Luckily the fever is gone and this point and only the light headed feeling remains. So I get to the office by 10:00 (had to wait for a ride from my dad so I didn't pass out on the drive), they prick my finger for a blood sample and stick an IV in me to give me some fluids because they thought I might be dehydrated. When the blood work came back, my white blood cell count is good and I'm not dehydrated. So what is wrong with me? Apparently it is common for younger people when they take the drug Decadron (steroid to help prevent allergic reaction to chemo) they can get withdrawls. So they put me on a different steroid to kind of wean me off it. This will probably be what happens after every treatment now so it doesn't happen again. So, I am better now, I even got a little foot massage at the doctors office while they were putting the fluids in and it was fantastic!
By the way...my hair is now completely gone :(
Missy
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You are doing so amazingly throughout this, keep it up :) Don't worry about the fruits and veggies, you are doing a good job. We all love you and just want whats best even if our advice can be a bit overbearing :) We love you so much and think of you constantly.
Love,
Steph, Kyle & Isabella
I'm so proud of you through all of this!! Keep calling the doctor when ANYTHING seems wrong!! Better to be safe than sorry!! About the f&v thing, you know how to take care of yourself and it is YOUR choice to do so. Everyone loves you so much and sometimes with that love comes some overbearing too. Remember, with this family, a little contact is still A LOT!!! There's too darn many of us!! I love you so much Missy!!
Laura
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