This has taken me almost a month to get off my tush to do. It was getting a little scary on two bills – they were super late, but honestly, that’s life. I had to call and tell them.. yeah, I’m sorry, I’m just coming off Chemo and I really screwed up! Sorry!!
Just time to go into surgery - ha! But before that a little fun!!
Today I have a girls lunch with Barbara, Peggy and Sherry. It was fun, it's our Christmas one, so presents are in order! I have my three identical gift bags set out for them with different personalized stuff for them along with my bag of key chains for folks at work.
I gave a mix of things from a cute store here in Warner Robins. So I shopped local and got cute gifts. I got each girl a cute makeup bag with sayings that were just cute and positive for women. Each got a cute flat dish with fun sayings for jewelry or whatever. And a “just elfing around” socks. A cup cosey stating girls rule the world. AND a I ❤️ NYC magnet as well as a Christmas ornament from there.
I really should have taken pictures of their goodies.
My gift bags were all pretty much the same.
This is from Peggy. CUTE cross body adjustable day purse, cute note pad that has “there is still so much to see” and a luggage tag. Do they know me? :)
From Sherry there was a necklace in the glass. It has three snap in beads to interchange with the necklace you see below. Beach you stuff - glass says “beach time” and the notebook is cute beach theme and some YUMMY smelling tea! I’m excited to try that tea!!
The necklace is super cute!! Love the length.
From Barbara. A very cute and classy Moose I think he may need to become an ornament on my tree as it’s naked still. And the super cute bouncy moose as well. More rustic and adorable.
This afternoon I planned to go in and drop off keychains and update my computer with no one in the office. They won’t be out until 5pm. Drat. Maybe tomorrow?
Yeah
Another tradition I started when I went somewhere and brought back key chains - I think it's a fun tradition. I have ten - enough to give to everyone in my room and a few to spare to those who really like getting goodies when someone goes on a trip - Pam comes to mind first. I'm sure there are a few more on that list that would appreciate a key chain from NYC. I have ten chains to give out
1. K
2. D
3. M
4. L
5. D
6. B
7. P
8. T (pseudo boss)
9. ?
10. ?
Nope, not enough for three girls… but two spares… hum…maybe one for the contract boss? Who knows!
One for me for sure!!
Yeah, it’s sad that it’s taken almost a month for me to get those to work – but really… this last chemo and the NYC trip really kicked my butt. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the NYC trip really, just the chemo and cumulative effects of what it does to you overall. I was just beat down, then add a few gallbladder attacks in there and I was done, done, done!
It’s been rough pulling back from this one… I didn’t bounce, I had to crawl back from this one… it’s been three weeks today from my last chemo infusion (well, the big infusion, but pump a few more days), I wasn’t recouping well between the last two anyway so now I get to see when I would have REALLY come out of the fog on those too… looks like two and a half to three weeks and I would have been recouping a bit… EVER so grateful I didn’t do the full 6 months as was prescribed in the past… not sure I would have done OK with that…I would have done it, but I’m sure I would have been a zombie at the end.
I’m starting to get over the cold issues with my mouth – which is GRAND – I had a shake with French fries the other day… not sure I blogged that or not, but it was tasty. The last time I tried ice cream a week ago it burned my tongue and wasn’t very tasty as my taste buds were still off as well… and it was vanilla – who can TASTE vanilla?? LOL I still need things with some flavor in them or it just isn’t worth it… got some goldfish crackers the other day… they were so bland they didn’t have a taste to me at all… so not worth it.
I’m getting horrible about eating now of all times… nothing sounds good… what I want I can’t have… so I just don’t eat. NOT the best idea there is.. my fitness app is getting mad at me as I log calories daily and I’m logging 800 and 900 and it’s yipping saying “you’re not eating enough… .it’s not healthy” blah, blah, blah. Don’t care, don’t wanna eat and when I do I don’t want to eat what I should… I know, I know – BAD Donna.
In a week I’ll be on mush anyway. At least for a week I’ll be on soft foods and bland diet again. Oh, well, that’s life. Sad when someone who LOVES food is just like “meh, can’t have it anyway, so why care? I need to switch to some different fruits too – bananas are all I have had in a while – with the exception of applesauce. I don’t know that there are any in season that would be good. Oh, I had raspberries there for a while – they were tasty. I need to go INTO a grocery store – another thing that I haven’t done in a while… just too tired.
Yeah, I’m felling better I f I’m thinking *I* want to go into a grocery store!! LOL. I’ll wait until after this surgery then I’ll go… or maybe today on the way home as I want to try the HINT water that is flavored but not carbonated. I have had issues with strong flavors and carbonation – mostly because it makes Audrey gassy on the carbonation part – nothing else. The strong flavors… well, that just messes with one’s taste buds!
Somethings that are easing are:
Bloody boogers. They are almost non-existent now. Thank goodness. I was so tired of bloody snot!! (TMI I know)
Overall chills feeling of being cold may be able to switch out of winter jammies
Tiredness. Yeah naps are good. No they’re GREAT!! Getting better slowly.
Things that are NOT easing
Cold sensitivity in hands
Neuropathy if the feet - just feeling off
Diarrhea - yeah
Hair loss. Good lord. I think I’m losing more lately.
That’s a LOT of hair!!!
I now no longer want to know WHERE it’s coming from. Ha! I know. I’m a chicken!!
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