So Much Fatigue

Today started out early. Chip wanted to get up at 6am. We wanted to sleep til 7am. Chip won. I got up around 6:45am. Got my breakfast and coffee. Took my meds and started my day. I didn’t realize today would bring such fatigue. I didn’t even do much today. No exercise. Just had breakfast and lunch and felt so exhausted. Made a ham and turkey sandwich with swiss. It was good. My wife took Chip to the vet for his monthly injection. He has a luxating patella, his knee pops out of socket. It doesn’t bother his day to day running etc. It just looks bad. He still tears through the house like a banshee.

The fatigue hit me hard today. I have been so tired. I took a small nap this afternoon. I can only imagine what next week will bring when I start radiation and chemo. If it’s this hard now, what will happen then?

I ordered some nuts.com items yesterday. They came today. I got some churro almonds. Very good. A friend sent some salted roasted cashews. I love them. Snacks are my friend right now. I have to be mindful not to snack all day. Boredom can set in and you can find yourself eating out of boredom. I noticed this in my heavier days too. I have gained a couple pounds but not much. Just have to be sure I’m not snacking too much. Gotta keep trim. It’s ok if I put on a couple because I know I’ll lose some during treatment. But I don’t want to go overboard with my weight. I’ve heard your tastes can change during chemo and radiation and I’m not looking forward to that. I enjoy my foods. I have prepped for whatever I think I may go through but there is always the unknown aspect of life.

Last night we had some Qdoba tacos. Not great. Actually it sucked. The tacos fell apart. Taco Bell would have honestly been a better choice overall. Crazy right? Taco Bell? I would have rather had a beefy 5 layer or some soft tacos. Yeah well, qdoba stunk. My turkey and ham sandwich today was better than the tacos last night.

That’s about it today. Tired and wobbly. Nerves are balled up for the upcoming week. I’ll get through it. I’m ready to start. Nervous but ready.

Thank you for stopping by.
~Bruce