I get to rest...

I have one short boost of chemo meds today and get the whole week off. It's going to be nice for my body to recover. You read about the symptoms of fatigue and nausea but don't quite understand them until you are experiencing them. Towards the end of last week every time I woke up in the morning (at least 8 hrs of sleep) my body felt like I just got out of the water after surfing in the sun for 4 hours. I was unbelievably drained, my day was starting and I had no energy to start it. After recovering this past weekend I woke up this morning w/more energy and felt semi-refreshed...it was nice.

The toughest thing for me to adjust to is the fatigue following chemo treatments. I'm so used to getting outside doing whatever I want, whenever I want especially during the summer. And it's worse that the weather and waves are good. Yesterday my mom and I made it out to HB for some fresh air.....it was awesome. Getting my feet in the water was refreshing. I think the ocean has a healing property to it....for me. I'll be spending more time there this week.

My appetite has increased since last week and my meds are keeping the nausea semi in check. I get weighed everyday in chemo...so we'll see if or gain or lose today. Thanks guys.....