Three-Four-Five

   Nothing spectacular, really. Thursday, I went to get fluids. They started them up and I went to sleep. When I woke up, they had potassium and magnesium running into my veins. Okay, I knew I was going to get fluids, didn't know I needed those. 😟 But you do what you got to do. 
   Finally made it out of there and home. Got a little bit done. 
   Friday. I did nothing. Watched some TV. Watched Brayden. Got a phone call that Gabe hurt his ankle. Okay, sprained his ankle. 
   Then last night. Friday night lights. Friday Night Football. 
Trenton Peabody Vs. Gibson County Pioneers. 
  I was sort of following along through Facebook. 
Gibson County scored first. 
Reading the message boards, Peabody fans weren't very happy with the way their team was playing. Slipping and falling? I don't know, wasn't there.
Then Peabody scored. Peabody scored again. 
   Finally I find somebody live streaming the game. There's about 2 minutes left. Goal line stand. Peabody has the ball. 4 timeouts?
  In the end Gibson County won 14-10. And Peabody fans were complaining about the officiating. So nothing has changed in 35 years.
   Today, I guess the Volunteers are going to lose to Georgia. It would be nice if they'd win a game in the SEC this year. But, let's be honest, the last 4 coaches haven't gotten then straightened out. Maybe this one will get long enough to get his style implemented. 
   But tomorrow, church. And next week, fall break.
  
But today, I had nowhere to be, no-one that I had to watch, nothing that I thought, I just have to do THIS! So this morning, when Yvette left, I went back to sleep.

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2 Days Past

   
   I've been blessed throughout my treatments. Blessed to have people praying for me. Blessed to have a doctor that recognized something wrong quickly.
   Blessed to get treatment fast. Blessed to stay healthy through the treatments . And from what I've been told, Blessed to keep a Positive Attitude through the treatments.      
   I'm sure part, if not all, of the positive attitude has been because of the people praying for me. That's part of why I've ended my posts by thanking people who are reading, thanking people who are praying, and thanking people for their support. 
   I've been told that I didn't have it as bad as it could have been. I don't know. I think part of it has been pretty rough. Maybe putting on 10 pounds before I started the treatments was a help. 
   For those people who have commented on me looking slim and trim. Losing 30 pounds will do that. Not being able to eat much will do that. 

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1 Day Past

    One day after my last radiation treatment. I have a couple more IV's to get fluids. They're going to do a blood draw to check my blood levels Thursday before they give me fluid.
   That's cool. Im looking forward to having something like normal taste buds. It could be somewhere around 2 weeks before it starts to change according to the Doctor. The internet says it should take 
3 -12 weeks before the mucositis is better. Maybe then, I'll be able to actual swallow something solid. 
   Luckily I'm still able swallow a little bit. That's a good thing. Otherwise, I'd be getting hooked up with a feeding tube. I don't want a feeding tube.
  P.S. Linda, your note was a blessing!

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Uurggh!

   Last Radiation Treatment scheduled for 9 AM. 
   Driving to Jackson at 7:55 and Yvette says the car is making a funny noise over here. I get out and check and the right front tire is going flat.....
   I get the jack out, I get the spare tire lowered down, I start trying to change the tire. And I stop to catch my breath. I get the lug nuts loosened. And I stop to catch my breath. I'm leaning on the car and a guy walks up and asks if we need help. 
   He changed the tire for us. He said he drove by and the the Holy Spirit told him to turn around and help us. 
   I am very thankful for the Holy Spirit.
   He got the tire changed and I made it to the Kirkland Cancer Center in time for my final radiation treatment. They got me treated and then I got to ring the bell.
   Now, I'm looking forward to getting my life back together. Getting my tastebuds back, getting my appetite back, getting my energy back.

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One more

   Radiation Treatments that is.
   I have 3 appointments to get fluids. And then maybe, I can start getting back to normal. Whatever normal is.
   I had someone ask me what I was going to do when my treatments were over. And honestly, I don't know. I'm not sure at what point I'll feel up to doing anything.       Yesterday and today, I've spent most of my time in bed. I went to church, had a poem read to me. And came home a Unicorn.

   

   Which is okay by me. I like unicorns. Then Tiger Woods won a PGA Tour Event, which may be rarer than a Unicorn sighting. 
   
   Not much has changed, my tastebuds are still messed up, my voice may be a little bit better, but I still don't trust my throat to swallow anything very solid. But sooner or later, that's going to change, right?
   I know it is. I believe it is!
Anyway.
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I'm Tired!

  I wrote this Thursday evening after I got home and then I fell asleep for 4 hours.
It's not positive, it's not encouraging, it's just what I felt. And now I've edited a few things out.

I've got 2 radiation treatments left, that's the positive. And this: 

   I'm not glowing in the dark, but I was blinking on and off for 27 hours. I almost didn't get my chemotherapy yesterday because my white count was too low.  But they hooked me up to this little doodad, which injected  Neulasta into me tonight to make my bone marrow start producing white cells.
   

But for the rest:
I'm tired. 
Tired of the travelling,
tired from the chemotherapy,
tired of the treatments,
tired of nothing tasting right,
tired of it hurting to swallow,
tired of it hurting to talk,
tiredof it hurting to yawn,
tired of not being able to sing,
tired of things not smelling right.

My chemotherapy is done, but I'm still getting fluids for at least 4 more days.

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Get It On!

 If you follow me on Facebook or are cursed to receive my morning texts...

The messages this week have been building up to today.....
Have A Marc Bolan Monday!
Have A T. Rex Tuesday!
And today, Get It On!

  Marc Bolan was the singer in T. Rex. They had one song that hit the Top 10 in the U.S.
Get It On! Bang a Gong!
   When you finish Chemotherapy, you bang a gong to celebrate!
   I still have 3 treatments of radiation to look forward to. And I'll be getting fluids several days to counteract the effects of the chemotherapy. And I'm cool with that. 
In the meantime, just celebrate and be happy! Seriously! 
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Get It On/ Bang a Gong!
 
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