Patience

M & M:  Thank you so much for the treats from La Mie bakery!!  Oh my goodness they were divine!  You spoil us rotten!

So far, I think that yesterday was the worst of it.  The pressure in my head was greatest yesterday, and relief was hard to come by.  It's not the same as pain, it's just--pressure.  And it causes a touch of anxiety, because one knows that one is not supposed to feel great pressure inside one's head.  It's behind my eyes, on my left inner ear, and even in my jaw.  I did gentle yoga for nearly an hour (but not too many upside down poses, because I didn't want to increase the pressure in my head), and my mom rubbed my neck, and those two things gave a little relief.  We also tried an ice pack on my head for awhile, which was surprisingly nice.  

Besides the head pressure, the other big phenotype is exhaustion.  It's not quite the same as chemo fatigue, because with chemo fatigue I felt so incredibly terrible in dozens of other ways in addition to the fatigue, whereas this is pretty much just fatigue in my bones.  I can still move, I just don't want to.  If I move too much, I get a tiny bit nauseous, so I sit or lay back down.  Solution: sleep, and lots of it.  I'm sleeping through the steroids no problem, so that tells you how tired the SRS treatment has made me.  My cancer scan buddy, J, said that his doctor once told him that he could irradiate his foot and it would make his whole body tired for a week or more.  So, I guess that what I'm going through is normal!  

I had thought that I was going to get to binge-watch Netflix this week while I rested and recovered, but I'm not enjoying television very much.  So I mostly just crochet or read when I'm wakeful, then go back to sleep.  The kids have a snow day today, so I'm trying to get the kids to play the board game Ticket to Ride with me, but that hasn't worked so far.  :)

The last update is a little bit of a bummer:  I have to ask you for no more sweets at this time, please.  The steroids are making me temporarily diabetic, so I'm to cut back on the simple sugars and desserts.  This it easy for me with my usual diet, but less easy due to the steroids and the generous offerings of Carnation Nation.  Self control is not strong when you feel crummy and just want a piece of homemade pie!  :)  Thanks very much for helping me to cut back on the sweets.    

As always, I appreciate your support!  Hugs!