And so it begins....
I wasn't sure what not getting my Neulasta shot on Friday would do to my side effects this time, but the answer is...nothing. Usually the pain hits me by mid-Saturday. It waited a little longer, but by Saturday night it was working its way up from my sore/numb toes through my knees to my aching hips. It feels like arthritis and pulled muscles and shooting random pains all combined throughout my body. One minute the top of my head hurts, the next it's my shoulder, and then it can be anything from my shin to my back.
I don't look forward to the flu-like aches I'll get from the shot later today or tomorrow.... just keeping on top of the pain this weekend was enough. It's exhausting and I'd get winded just walking from one end of the house to the other.
No matter how awful I feel, though, I'm comforted by the fact that this is my last trip around this particular dance floor. I just keep repeating "this is the last one... this is the last one..."
Kicking cancer's ass - day 4722
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