Well it's day two after the dose of death and I've been having a little nausea last night and this morning. Ahhhhhh the sleeping let me tell you. I was only able to sleep six hours the night after the treatment. I woke up at 7am wired as hell and just had to get up. I had all this crazy energy in the morning that I actually handled some tax, disability, insurance phone calls and forms. Very unlike me on my best of days, especially before noon. Went out and about yesterday riding around in my van feeling like I was on such a different level than the rest of the world. Floating through my day with absolutely no intent, direction, purpose or expectation was something that I've not felt in a really really long time. Got home and passed the hell out instantly around 4 o clock or something. The craziest thing I've felt up to this point is the instantaneous depth of sleep I dive into within seconds of laying my head down. I cannot recount one single thought after laying down yesterday for my nap or going to bed the last to nights. It's like as if my head gets level with my heart it just shuts off like a light. I guess it's a lot like a drunken pass out. The nausea feelings are a bit unnerving when they come about, I seriously think this thing will be so heavy on my brain and spirit if I cannot control the nausea. So far the medications are doing there job pretty well but it's some freaky feeling shit when your body starts tweaking and you don't know whether to sit up, lay down, drink water, walk around, run into the wall, scream, or just curl into fetal and cry.
I'm lurking at the house now until it's time to drive my funky ass over to the cancer clinic for a blood test today so they can check my kidney function levels as well as my acidity levels. I have to take these pills that help my bladder break down the highly toxic and acidic bypass as my body rapidly breaks down the cancerous cells. According to my oncologist nearly two thirds of the cancerous buildup in my nodal system as well as my grapefruit sized tumor in my chest will blow up like asteroids and flush through my system in the next three weeks. It's important my bladder and kidney functions are performing top notch in order to pass all this cancerous shrapnel and not cause kidney stones, bladder infections and other rotten things. It's a trip to me that it will take another five months of chemo flushing as well as radiation to get rid of the microscopic 1/3rd of the cancer cells that remain burdening my system. Pesky fuckers. That's me today. Suns out and the weather is warmer. Maybe go to Costco with mom, bed bath and beyond if there's time......
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Yo mang, despite the craziness you sound good. I'm super curious on how it all goes down, so thanks for the treatment play by play. I wanted to tell you that I'm not working much these days and the kid is dipping into his gov, fund known as unemployment, so I was wondering if you wanted some company up there. I was planning cruising to the bay and visit Thatch and then keep going north. But if it's too hectic I totally understand. Thanks again and good luck, love you duder. Peace and Respect-ALEXI
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates Stick. I'm really glad you started a blog! I think written word is easier for most of us, so you are def. not alone...I've been thinking about you a lot and pray that everything will go and run as smooth as possible. I can def. relate to, the whole instantaneous depth of sleep thing...sounds like a typical sat. night for myself. Hopefully when you wake up you at least know where you are...
ReplyDeleteHope to see and talk to you soon bud!
Nate
it's all about the zofran, baby
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ReplyDeletehhhhmmmmm....lets see...welp, sounds like things are going the way they should...real shitty-like, but you are doing so good homie! In the words of Scotty in the old school Star Trek series you're "givin her all she's got captain!" Anyhow, I really wish I could be there on a daily basis for you...try and make you laugh n shit...but I am taking comfort in the fact that I will see you in 16 days!
Till then, I love you like no other.
Kev.