I had my pump removed this morning. I am very thankful for that! I had posted on Facebook that the side effects are not too bad, that was mostly true up to that point. However, I woke up at about 0300 in a lot of discomfort. Now sure what the deal was, but it was more or less a stomach ache... I ate some crackers and drank a bunch of water, and was able to get back to sleep around 0400. I felt pretty lousy all the way up to Grand Rapids and back. In fact I didn't feel better until a nice long nap this mid-morning/afternoon. Now I'm fine!
So overall the side effects that I have felt so far are the following:
- sensitive to cold. Hurts to touch cold things. Can't drink cold things. Even breathing cold air is uncomfortable (hurry up, spring!)
- the first bite of food hurt my molars all the way to my jawbone. It reminded me if having a new filling and touching a metal fork to it. The nurse said they hadn't heard that one before.
- I had a general feeling if light-headedness that I originally attributed to the chemo, I have since discovered that I took Tylenol PM instead of regular Tylenol! Oops... That might make a bit of difference...
Anyway, I still maintain that this isn't too bad as long as this the way it will be. I have found some other people with blogs similar to mine (not near as entertaining, though) as far as discovering their cancer at a later stage, and still conquering it. It helps to see that others have been down the same road, and knowing you are not blazing a completely new trail.
You will always be an entertainer to me. One small example I recall.You may remember it if I just say; "you picked it", of course with your translation, you big- eyed funky monkey <3 When I say those words I have to take a couple of secs to laugh a little.
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