Wandering Aimlessly

I returned to work on Tuesday morning, and was able to put in full days the rest of the week. I felt pretty good all week long, though I tended to fade a bit at the end of the day. On Tuesday night I battled a severe case of insomnia, but made up for it with solid nights on Wednesday and Thursday.

Each day, I had to head to the hospital for the Neupogen shot to trigger my bone marrow to produce white blood cells. They said I would need to do this for 7-10 days after each treatment. The shots themselves aren't too bad, but since they trigger the bone marrow to work overtime, they said that the main side effect would be some bone pain. Through the first part of the week I felt fine, but by Thursday afternoon my back and shoulders were starting to hurt. On Friday, I woke up to pain all over - from my shoulders down through my back and into my hips and legs. At work, sitting in my chair was very uncomfortable, and I had to get up and walk around the office several times to feel better. I'm sure my officemates were thinking I was just wandering aimlessly. But after heading home from work, I popped a couple hydrocodone and felt much better.

I still need to talk to Dr. Weeks on Monday to straighten out my schedule, but I am still expecting to start my next round on the 23rd. Until then, Melissa came back down this weekend to hang out, and I have the Rituxan infusion on Monday.