4 November 2023
As I was getting ready for bed last night, I had to decide whether or not to spread a towel over the fitted to sheet in case of night sweats. The previous night wasn’t bad and I knew I would change sheets tomorrow, so I opted not to put the towel down. Of course, one hour later I woke up soaked. I put the towel down and finished the night out OK. According to my watch, I got 6 hours and 49 minutes (plus an hour nap this afternoon).
It’s been a rough day. My nervous system is out of wack. Not just toes and fingers. If I stand in one place for any length of time I start swaying back and forth and, unfortunately, I don’t mean with rhythm. My energy level was zero. My thinking is more muddled than usual.
It took a while but I finally got the bed linen changed and a wash on. I got the garbage cans emptied (they fill up with old Depends and Kleenex). That was pretty much it. I had to go back to bed for a while.
The wash eventually got done and I actually ironed a shirt and a new pair of jeans. Little acts wipe me out. I did start watching the Ole Miss/Texas A&M game but gave it up at half time for a nap. I got the tail end of the game and Ole Miss pulled it out.
I seem to be ordering online a lot these days. Not only did I get a new pair of jeans courtesy of L.L. Bean but I also got a new pair of slippers. I have a pair of their fleece lined slippers that resemble moccasins, but they have leather ties that constantly come undone and I’ve lately started tripping over them. These were my answer to the tripping.
There is not tie on these to slip on and they ride higher on the ankle and foot. I like them. As you can see, they are also fleece lined. Ever since the Taxol treatments, my feet and toes are always freezing.
Actually, I’m always freezing. Half the day I wear long gym pants and a knitted shirt and the other half I’m hot and wearing shorts and a tee.
Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day. I feel marginally better as I write this but it’ll be an early to bed, early to rise sort of day. Remember, we set clocks back tonight. Thankfully, most reset themselves these days!
Stay tuned!
