The day started with Sven and Jeff dealing with a broken fridge. We had it looked at yesterday and they are bringing a part on Tuesday. But it’s too late for all our food. Jeff spent the morning throwing away food while I watched from the couch.
I felt pretty crappy today. Tired and digestive issues. But my stomach is better and pop tarts don’t need refrigeratoration.
Thanks to Panama City’s many restaurants and excellent delivery services, we can still eat healthy even without the fridge.
Today was a good day. I rested the entire day. I had more chicken broth than coffee today. And since I’m not drinking alcohol, more chicken broth than wine.
Rolf and Samuel are having us over for dinner. Hopefully I’ll be able to stay awake through dinner. And if not, our apartment is just an elevator ride away.
Any day the includes coconut water directly from a coconut is a good day.
I will admit, I wasn’t as hopped up on the steroids as last time but did have some energy.
Started the day making soup. Sven supervised.
I drank some organic chicken broth (store bought) because that is supposed to help recovery.
Then switched to pop tarts.
Sven couldn’t finish his. Luckily Jeff agreed to eat his.
Went out to lunch and ate healthy.
We’ll see if eating healthy helps. And if not, I have several more boxes of pop tarts.
The hardest part of getting ready for Wasabi was organizing all my ice packs.
I have ice socks for my feet. Ice gloves for my hands, replacement ice packs when they aren’t cold anymore and most importantly….ice packs for my head!
There is a thought that if you ice your head it can prevent hair loss. Some infusion centers have special ice caps to wear. Mine does not so I’m going to devise my own.
Right before Wasabi I had a checkup.
And now I’m all hooked up.
Sven is keeping a close eye on me.
Anyone need me to take a casserole out of the oven with my ice glove?
Tomorrow is the next Wasabi which means I’m a quarter of the way through.
I could never have done it without Jeff. He has taken such good care of me. Taking the Wasabi and lying around is the easy part. Taking care of me physically and mentally. That is the hard part!!!
Today Sven came with me for my pre Wasabi blood work.
He was excited to check out the Panama Clinic.
He also got his blood work done.
I’m feeling good so my only excuse for sitting by the pool before work instead of swimming was pure laziness.
Tomorrow is my pre Wasabi blood test. I’m feeling good so assume everything will check out.
I’ve been lucky I’ve had my hair this long. But now it’s thinning. I have a feeling after the next Wasabi I’ll be ready for wigs, hats and scarves.
In the meantime I’ve borrowed some Halloween wigs just for fun. Rolf and Sam were horrified that I’d be wearing these for real.
Today we did some grocery shopping to stock up for when I’m not feeling great. Last time I was hungry, but didn’t want anything healthy. This time I’m ready with healthy but also some treats.
I’m feeling good on a Saturday which is fantastic. The day started with me getting this amazing hat! I also got something called a Buff with its an SPF multi use hat/scarf/neck covering/headband.
At the moment I’m wearing it as a headband but soon with be wearing is as a scarf. My hair is either super thinning or totally falling out.
Stared out with coffee and pastries. Yes that is Jeff’s hand in a brace. The poor guy fractured it a few weeks ago (just diagnosed on Friday) when he saw the doctor. And has been taking care of me with a broken hand for the last month.
The chin strap came in really handy in our very windy walk.
Sven asked if he could have my other hat.
And now we are hanging out with Samuel and Rolf.
I’m feeling good but still tired. Today I just hung out by pool before work.
Looking forward to a chill weekend.
