Well, we are home. An uneventful trip up the 15 between the pitiful storms that constitute this year's winter. I have been suffering with an upper respiratory infection shared among my sisters-in-law and my wife. I believe the worst of that has passed. It finally involved some recurrent sinus headaches (shades of chemo past!) and a perpetual drip. We all personally supported Kimberly-Clark (Kleenex?). But last night was an improvement both in pain levels and in sleeping. Energy levels were also low.
But this morning feels better. I am going to attempt a few thousand steps on the tread mill and see what outcomes that leads to. I had no idea that during recovery from the chemo the residual neuropathy would interfere so dramatically with getting back in some kind of physical shape. It has, in spades. But, I think that there has been some receding of the neuropathy lately, in my hands and feet. (I can never seem to feel it in my lips--other than with spicy food--so I don't know about my trumpet playing at the moment. When I played last Friday, I was good for about 20 min. Damnation!) Walking looks and feels seriously old. Head hair is regrowing as is a sort-of beard. It's wait-and-see there, too. Probably time for another pic.
A big shout-out to Sharon in HA, who has just completed another round of this bs and looks fabulous!
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