January 25, 2022

Hi y’all – 

Some days living with cancer are more tolerable than others, but today is not one of those days. My legs have started to ache.  It starts in the morning as a faint dull ache but by the evening time, it’s just a steady ache which is so wonderful on top of everything else.  

It took me some time today to figure out if the ache was due to the chemo, Taxol, or because of my third COVID shot that I got this weekend, and yes, you heard me correctly, my third shot.  The CDC and my doctors recommended that I get the COVID booster shot, however, if you are immunocompromised, as I am, then it’s required to get a third short and not just a booster.  Lucky me, right?

I am still very thankful that my symptoms are so much less than so many others – I am still providing PRAISES that I have not experienced any neuropathy, nausea., etc.  That is truly a plus and trust me when I say that I am thankful – because I am.  However, there are just days that this whole cancer thing just starts to feel so trying.  

Today, I realized that I have lost more hair, yes, you heard me right more hair loss and of course, it’s on my head and not anywhere else.  My leg hair is so long that I will need to shave again this weekend.  I am still baffled as to how/why hair on one part of my body remains untouched but the hair on my head is well – gone.  It’s all so crazy!!!  (Seriously the hair thing makes me giggle because I can’t figure it out).

I digress – 

Back to the aches.  I have started taking tramadol some nights to sleep without feeling the dull and steady ache that seems to continue through the day and into the night.  Why do the muscles ache you ask?  Well, that is a good question and my answer is – I don’t know, but I wish I did.  I know last Friday they added a Magnesium test to my blood test because apparently if your magnesium is low it will cause muscle aches.  Guess who doesn’t have low magnesium?  Yep, you guessed it, me.  So why are my muscles aching?  Still, I do not know,  If you know, please tell me.

Today – I did go see my eye doctor and my eye is getting better – yeah!!! I am on the path to coming off of my steroid eye drops, which is great news.  Dr.  Minnick and I discussed a slow and gradual path of coming off the drops.  In the past when we did the slow decline, I have fewer chances of this flaring coming back. So slow and steady decline it is.  Again, so thankful to have wonderful doctors taking care of me.  PRAISES!

I am glad y’all are here to listen to me gripe tonight.  Sometimes it just feels better to vent about things – even if it doesn’t change anything.  You guys are the best!  I hope that you all have a wonderful evening.

Xo,

Tracy