After the 1st week...

     Where am I today,some may ask,  I actually don't feel much different than I did last week.  Yes I have had my first chemo treatment, as well as my first 5 days of radiation treatment.  The effects of these treatments don't happen immediately, they build up over time is what I am finding.  The nurses warned me that a lot of the side effects do not show till after the 2nd week of treatment.  So it is still a waiting game in most ways.

     The first side effects to show up is the change in taste!  Coffee no longer taste good, and I have been warned won't taste normal till my system is cleared a couple of weeks after treatment.  This is taking some getting used to, and maybe I do drink too much coffee at times these days.  In fact most all food is not what I would call decent tasting at all.  It sort of reinforces the, "I'm not really hungry" attitude that is common for people going through chemo.  I do like eating, so I should be able to overcome this problem.

     Not much else to say, yet.  Yes I am needing to nap more often. No my energy is not great, though it has been good this weekend as I have both days off from treatment.  So I have been enjoying the weekend.

     Monday will restart the therapy as well as have my second chemo treatment.  And another week will begin, that I will find my way to the other side…

     Thanks for all the wonderful thoughts, you are all terrific!