7 June 2023
In the battle of drugs for constipation and diarrhea, the diarrhea drug won. I just bought stock in Imodium. Mother strikes again.
Yesterday was the injection to boost my immunity. The drug is Pegfilgrastin APT (Nyvepria) which stimulates the growth of white blood cells which helps prevents infections. It’s used in cancer patients whose immune system is depressed by the chemotherapy. In essence, the cancer drugs are killing all actively dividing blood cells (including cancer cells) in the body. The infusion center recommended taking Claritin for bone aches so I’ve got a stock of that.
When I got back yesterday, Jose was putting the skim coat on the vestibule walls. He did an excellent job. It’ll need to dry for a day and then it’ll be sanded, primed and painted. I’ve opted to pain instead of putting wall paper back. The only reason I wall papered in the first place was the condition of the dry wall before.
Pills! I was taking a lot of pills before the cancer diagnosis. Now it has grown exponentially. On a regular basis I take Metformin for diabetes (2x) Rosuvastatin for cholesterol (1x) Losartin for blood pressure (1x), Omeprozole for acid reflux (1x) Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3, CoQ10 for muscle cramps from the Rosuvastatin, and until recently, 81 mg of Aspirin.
Since the cancer diagnosis, I’m on Ondansetron and Prochlorperazine for nausea control, Claritin to offset the bone and joint aches from the immune booster shots, and Imodium for diarrhea.
I really have trouble keeping up with them. The regular medications are OK – I have them in weekly pill boxes (one for morning and one for evening). However, I even sometimes forget a dose of these.
The real problems is the Ondansetron (every 8 hours) and Prochlorperazine (every 4 hours) so I alternate those two every four hours. The Claritin I currently use is once every 12 hours, and the Imodium is as needed. I’ve missed a couple of the nausea doses (to no ill effect) and my alarm, for some reason, didn’t go off for two of those.
During the chemotherapy on Monday, my phone started playing music for absolutely no reason. I had to shut the volume down. Then Monday night, it starts playing the same music at 11:30 pm. I thought it was my alarm going off so I overdosed the nausea medicine (again with no ill effects).
Add to that the four cancer infusions, the antibiotic they give me when they dose me and the corticosteroid for muscle aches brought on by the chemotherapy and I’m a pretty hopped up individual. I suspect my pee is toxic and I’m turning the Fort Lauderdale sewage treatment plant into a toxic waste dump.
Jose finished sanding the drywall this morning so the next step is priming. Now I need to chose a paint color. Any suggestions?
Stay tuned!