Tuesday 19.8.26
I drank lots of water when I got home but my guts aren't moving - I didn't need to pee til bed time hmmm.
Descending colon a little uncomfortable again.
Had a light dinner and did a small poo before bed.
Got upset again because of a third-hand conversation that may have taken place about Mum coming to visit. I'd already discussed with her how impractical it would be:
- we're sleeping separately at the moment so I can not stress about disturbing the sweetie with my uncomfortableness. Having someone else in the house would make all that awkward and stressful.
- we're using separate toilets because I'm literally dropping poison and noone needs to be exposed to that. Having someone else in the house would mean exposing *someone* to the poison.
- I'm not an invalid. I don't need anyone to wipe my butt. And I have a sweetie who is doing the cooking/cleaning as necessary. Having someone else in the house just means more work for us doing the cooking and cleaning for another person.
- I'm still working. Which means I'm still just as busy as ever, and weekends are just as short as ever. Having someone else in the house would mean them having nothing to do while I'm at work, and taking up my free time when I'm not.
- My immune system gets trashed each cycle. Having someone else in the house means added risk of bringing sickness.
Yeup.
Dropped my phone at one point.
Wednesday 20.8.25
Drooled onto my pillow a bit overnight. Wonder if that's because of the sedatives. My thermoregulation is all out of whack. Put on 1.7kg overnight. Probably all fluid. Dropped a bottle of OJ on the floor. hmmm. Generally felt ok though. Still, I only felt like milk/oj in the morning. Had a little massaman curry for lunch and a light dinner.
Thursday 21.8.25
Didn't sleep hugely well, not helped by the sweetie having to get up at 4am to go to Sydney for the day.
Ate lightly during the day although we did make pizzas for dinner (it's Thursday and all). Did a poo!
Friday 22.8.26
Did two small poos today. Feeling a little off but not too bad. Ate too much dinner (kievs!). Guts feel.. full.. My mouth feels blerf. Nothing tastes any good.
Saturday 23.8.25
Slept okish I guess. A little bit of poo. Felt pretty blah all day, mouth feels blerf. Ate too much dinner (Dumpling Inn!). Even though the shredded beef is no good for my mouth, I found I actually enjoyed eating this stuff, which is a nice change.
Sunday 24.8.25
Rinse and repeat really. Had uneasy bowels - went several times but not too much each time. We may have gotten soft food from Maccas for lunch. Had a healthy dinner at least - a little bit of fish and some veggies.
Monday 25.8.25
Still feeling super blah, so took the day off work. Mouth feels icky. Did a soft poo. Really should have more fibre. So had brisket and veggies for dinner. And garlic bread. I can actually taste garlic still!
Tuesday 26.8.25
Felt somewhat better today so went back to work. Sloppy poo in the morning. Mouth and nose blah.
Wednesday 27.8.25
Actually had cereal for breakfast instead of just milk and juice. Feeling more normal. Still have a very sore nose.
Missed a call from the radiation oncology people. They said they'd call back but didn't.
Thursday 28.8.25
Not much to report. Had a bit of insomnia and a weird ache behind my left armpit/shoulder blade, almost feels muscular, weird.
Saturday 30.8.25
My nose is still very irritated/sore. I've been using a towel on my pillow so I don't get oozy blood on my pillow. I can't remember if I started doing that this cycle or last cycle. Mouth still a bit blerf but getting better. I've been getting really watery eyes as well.
Monday 1.9.25
OMFG sore watery eyes!! Claratine didn't help. Also my mouth feels oddly.. clean.. as if all the bacteria are dead .. is that even a thing?? Wierd.
Tuesday 2.9.25
Nostrils all goopy/scabby.. gross!! Eyes still super watery/sore.
Wednesday 3.9.25
Nose still a bit scabby. Eyes still watery but maybe not as bad.
Thursday 4.9.25
Woke up with super puffy eyelids, especially my left eye. Took a polaramine, dunno if it helped.
Friday 5.9.25
Eyes a little better today but left eyelid was quite puffy when I woke up and the corner of my eyes sore (from being wet all the time I guess). Saw Dr LM. He wasn't too concerned about my nose/eyes - said watery is actually better than dry. So long as they don't get infected it should be ok.
Monday 8.9.25
Nothing much to report over the past few days, eyes generally improving.
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