Category: News

  • Crappy Side Effects

    Damn taste bud changes have gotten worse. Not only do certain foods taste too sweet, now some are tasting bland. Tonight we had a dinner that’s normally very tasty, but all the different parts tasted the same: bland! I’ve been having trouble finding snacks and other things to eat – and now this issue is…

  • Rinse, Repeat

    Now that Doran is 18, he can come with me to chemo. I took him out of school today so he could do just that. I figured it would be a good experience for him to see what I’ve been doing every week. One of the first questions he asked was, “Are you going to…

  • Climbing a Mountain

    The blog software was wonky last week, which resulted in many people not receiving an email notification for last Friday’s post. If that was you, go read it now, I’ll wait. Ok, good, now we’re all caught up! Usually acupuncture helps with fatigue and energy levels but not this week. I’ve been sleeping a lot.…

  • Not My Day

    My vitals are always taken prior to bloodwork. I don’t know what was up with the blood pressure cuff, but it had a mind of its own and wanted to squeeze the life out of me. The medical assistant pulled out another one, but it did the same thing. She resorted to taking my blood…

  • The Cold Shoulder

    This past week was rough symptom-wise. Last Sunday, I was hit with fatigue so bad I felt like sludge for the next few days and had trouble getting off the couch. Acupuncture helped a bit. I also had a few episodes of strong nausea, and of course the weird taste/dry mouth persists. I asked if…