Checking in

It seems that right after my chemo, the time when everyone is wondering how I am doing, is the time I find it the hardest to post. Those first few days after chemo each seem to bring a different set of challenges and it is all I can do to make it through the days. I will say I am doing better today. The nausea and fatigue are lingering and my throat is starting to get raw but things are getting better. The nausea has been the toughest this time around. I have been so sensitive to everything. It is hard to describe how I have felt, like I have been all consumed with how to make it hour by hour. I have been trying to avoid anything and everything that could make me nauseous, which literally is anything and everything. Sometimes I could think of a food I actually wanted and that would make the nausea go away for a few hours. But sometimes it is hard to get what you are craving (Steak fries when you are at work). I am proud of myself with my fluid intake, lots of smoothies. Of course, now that my throat is getting raw and I am moving towards my "low white blood count time" I need to avoid citrus fruits or fruits that aren't peeled. That kind of limits the kinds of smoothies I can drink. Hopefully I will be able to drink water again in the next few days (right now water makes me gag!) So I am doing alright, hoping that all the effort I have put into the last 5 days will make the next few days better. Yes I realize this post is disorganized but I just wanted to an update posted.