As I chipped away at my chemotherapy sessions, I continue to work and workout. Keeping my life as normal as possible seemed to help. It was almost as if I was pretending that nothing was going on. I would work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and then have my chemotherapy on Thursdays, then back to work for a half day on Friday. Working out every morning and hanging out with friends and family on the weekends. On the days I woke up feeling groggy or gross, I would go workout and feel 100% better afterwards. I think lifting weights and sweating kept the chemotherapy moving through and out of my body faster. Chemotherapy does have a cumulative effect that does start to wear you down over time. However, as I finished chemo #4 with my friend Ashley by my side I felt like I could conquer this.
Side effects I started to notice were decreased appetite and dry mouth. I started to lose weight and nothing sounded good. At one point I tried to eat bacon and eggs… and started gagging on my food. Not like me AT ALL. And of all things BACON. My favorite. This seemed to last about a week or two before starting to improve.
Other side effects… constipation. My lord, I have never had constipation my entire life and let me tell you what.. not fun. CCNW nurses tell you that you could have diarrhea or constipation, so I had medications for both. I was maxed out on stool softeners and laxatives and was barely having regular bowel movements. Maybe too much information for you all, BUT this was reality. I’m not here to tip toe around the nitty gritty. I’m here to tell you how it really was.
The week after Chemo #4 … started with the hair loss.
Mandafit 