The Neulasta Shot is Also a Thing of the Past

I had my last Neulasta shot today and I still don't like them. There's no pain when they put the needle in, but the cold drug burns uncomfortably as it is injected. The pain goes away right afterwards so it's only a temporary nuisance. The nurse tried to warm it up a bit with her hands but it felt no better than the last. I'm just thankful I don't need anymore of those and it did its job keeping me healthy these past couple of months.

So with the Neulasta shot comes the Claritin and Tylenol regimen. So far so good. I'm not feeling the aches yet. I'll take some more Tylenol in just a bit before bed and should sleep fine.

Speaking of sleep, I'm still catching up from Tuesday night. I forgot to mention I had only two hours of sleep the night before my chemotherapy. I just couldn't shut my mind down and was reading into the early morning. By 4:00am I finally fell asleep and that left me only two hours until the alarm went off. I got more sleep last night which helped, but I had to break for a nap after lunch today. I was just too pooped out. I'm feeling much better now and should sleep well tonight with the Tylenol in me.

My mouth is getting that funny feeling and taste is a bit off. Nothing I haven't experienced before. And again, still no nausea. The anti-nausea drugs work exceptionally well for me, but many of the patients I saw yesterday were complaining of nausea during treatment and were given more drugs to help them and prescription refills to fight it at home afterwards. I have two untouched bottles of pills that I've never needed. I'm still amazed how blessed I am to not have this problem and am able to keep a good appetite.

This evening I joined the ladies from our support group for a women's event held at our church. We enjoyed good food, fellowship, music, and a terrific speaker. The message was: "Our Faith: Are you Growing Up or Just Growing Old?" The speaker was awesome with a very inspirational and relevant message. Her humor kept us laughing throughout. It was a great way to end the day.