Sunday, April 17, 2022

Just Checking In

Just checking in and I have notable items to mention. Hmmm, interested? Let's see.

This week was not as good as I had hoped. I had neuropathy (the bone pain I describe) kick in on Thursday, and although it has died down a lot, it's still going on, and I am on the 4th day since it started. Thursday and Friday were the worst, and I honestly thought after that it would go away, but yesterday and today, it's still happening. Fucking great. It is just uncomfortable. Obviously painful, but low on the 1-10 scale. I just figured out yesterday how I can tell you what it's like so you can relate (not that anyone would seriously want to). If you have ever had a shin splint, that's exactly what it's like, with the lingering pain effect. When it starts, you get a quick zapping pain wherever (mine are all somewhere from the waist down mostly), followed by the lingering shin splint pain. WTF? It's not cool.

I am a part of several facebook groups all about breast cancer, mastectomy's, wigs, all things related. I do read them regularly and also help where I can when other women in this same position, have questions. Yesterday I came across a post about neuropathy and read that aplha-lipoic acid pills help. This coming from other women who use them and say they work. Great. So I have those now and started taking them last night. Let's hope they help. 

I have been really tired this whole week. I have been doing a lot of resting. Way more than usual, but if that's what my body says, then rest it is. I am so sick of laying around though. Like over it. So over it.

I have also noticed a few new things this week. Things I wasn't looking for, but discovered them. As you know by now, I lost my hair a few weeks ago. I still have alfalfa sprouts though which is interesting. The tips are still pink too! How funny. What I discovered though is that I have lost some hair on other areas of my body too. I didn't really notice either until I looked. Leg hair, gone. Nose hair (inside), gone. Armpit hair, gone. The hair on my arm however, still fully intact. Same with my eyebrows and eyelashes. Cool. I like that I've lost my hair in the areas I would typically shave. Nope, that is a thing of the past for now. Nice!








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