Today was the second day this week I went for treatment. We get up at our usual time and leave as soon as we are ready, as the infusion centre does not make us wait on our appointment time, but schedules me as soon as I arrive. As a result, sometimes I am getting my chemo even before my appointment time! As Fludarabine is a short treatment, only about a half an hour, we were done before 11 am and did some errands on the way home.
I feel very well. I have no side effects as I did during the earlier infusions of Fludarabine when I had very sore arms and shoulders. I suppose my body is getting adjusted to the drug.
They tell me to drink lots of water to keep my body hydrated and shorten any possibility of kidney damage from the chemo, and I find that the hardest thing to manage. I've started keeping cases of water in my bedroom and drinking a bottle as often as I can, but I am not naturally a thirsty person and I find it hard to do. I've been trying flavoured waters to add interest and am currently drinking green tea with rasberry, a little sweet but a nice change from plain water.
Today I went for a walk to the mailbox, not a long distance but a pleasant walk on a warmish day. I am hoping to get out every day now that the weather forcast is for 50 degrees plus over the next week or so.
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