#25


a calm before the storm kind of day.

toxicities present:

i woke up this morning and the left heel felt worse than it did yesterday. i limped around this morning on the ball of that foot, but, thankfully, it didn't get worse through the day.

last night after i had posted #26, the first wind of uncomfortable reflux hit me at the store and continued 'til i was able to fall asleep. i take prescription zantac every evening along with the chemo to prevent the reflux overnight, but i may have to start taking one during day, too. my motus operandi throughout the whole treatment program has been "the less in addition to the chemo the better", but some of that stubbornness has probably led to more discomfort than necessary. i don't know that i'll mess with the program too much, but feeling like my heart is making its way up my throat is...unpleasant. if i can prevent that feeling, i probably should.

stomach started off unruly this morning, but waned as the day progressed. that was nice.

for the first time this cycle, i felt the wave of fatigue hit me around 3:00 this afternoon. felt like i was wearing a weighted vest most of the afternoon and felt like i was shaking off a nap for the same amount of time. not terribly inhibiting, but it's usually a harbinger or worse things to come.

pain (scaled 1-10):

3. inching up. inching up.