I am more tired than I'd like to be but can tell I'm feeling better each day. I would like to sleep a full 8 hours sometime soon. I'd be happy with 6 and work myself up to 8. I think I'm rolling over onto my right side at night and it wakes me up. I'm also getting more hot flashes in the middle of the night which isn't helping. It's all part of the process and healing so it won't last forever.
I haven't had any hormone replacement (HRT) since December 22. Dr. Livingston told me that even if I was on HRT or had ovaries, part of the chemo (medical oncology) treatment is giving you something to block estrogen. Estrogen helps the cancer grow. Either way, I was going through menopause so I stopped my HRT as soon as I found out I had cancer.
I am working from home on Thursday and Friday which will give me a little more rest than when I go to the office. It's been great being at the office this week, but I'm wearing down a little. Since most of my day on Thursday will be meetings on the phone, I might as well be home. Friday I have a dentist appointment in the morning and Women's Winter Gathering in the evening so thought it best I work from home. I'll get my rest and be ready for the evening and also have more time to work than if I took time to go to the office on Friday.
Sehara loves it when I work from home. She thinks I should be here all the time, just ask her. Good night everyone.
I haven't had any hormone replacement (HRT) since December 22. Dr. Livingston told me that even if I was on HRT or had ovaries, part of the chemo (medical oncology) treatment is giving you something to block estrogen. Estrogen helps the cancer grow. Either way, I was going through menopause so I stopped my HRT as soon as I found out I had cancer.
Man, this air card is sooooooooo slowwwww!!! And my Kindle charge cord is in the midst of some kind of a sloughing disease! They are supposed to be sending me a new one, but there is Nada to read until they do!!! I will tell you that I had my GYN annual thing this week. She congratulated me on being off hormones (didn't address my personality changes) and passed over the continuing hot flashes, especially since she heard your news. It's a terrible other thing that you are having to endure along with this recovery. You may want to wear a "warning" sign around your neck for your really good friends so that they can duck and run for cover when you have a "moment". It is truly too much to endure in one fell swoop! I know men don't like to hear this, but I'm not sure they could survive this all at once. (I welcome their comments). This scenario ain't for the faint of heart. Call me if you feel like doing a massacre! I will try and talk you out of it . . . . or join you!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh Kris -- I've always known we would take over the world. Everyone needs to know we will do this the easy way or the HARD WAY. The easy way is to just do it our way :).
ReplyDeleteI am not going to wear a sign. I'm just going to have a beast tear out of my abdomen and take over any being that gets in my way. I like it that way. I thought that was a right of menopause.
Except for the sleep issues, it has not been too bad YET!!! Maybe you should ask Sehara how bad it is. She seems to still love me.
BTW- I remember watching something like 20/20 or some other TV magazine and some doctor saying "If men had to go through menopause estrogen would be in the water".
Women are so much stronger than most men.