Friday, February 29, 2008
I'm Here. I'm Fine. Just Puttering About and Being Lazy.
I guess it's been a while -- too long -- since I've written here. I had a guest from out of town, Christine, a friend from college, and we were busy running around and doing stuff from last Friday to Wednesday morning, when I drove her to the airport. Then yesterday I slept a lot and just felt lazy, and had a bit of a go-round with feelings of nausea, but nothing worth writing about. It has come to my attention, however, that when I don't write, some of my dear readers get worried that there's something wrong with me. Fear not. I am fine -- sleeping more than usual, but other than that, A-OK. It has been hard to get a rhythm established now that I'm not having radiation every Monday through Friday morning. I have a break until March 10, when I get a CT scan to see what those tumors have been up to while I've been getting treatment. I also will spend a couple of hours getting my port flushed on March 10, and getting my labs drawn. Looks like pulmonary rehab will start on or about April 1, and involve classes every Tuesday and Friday. Right now I've cut back on acupuncture to Mondays only, but I will resume acupuncture twice a week once chemotherapy starts again, March 11. I meet with a pulmonologist March 6, and sometime in there I will also go to the orthotics people to get my custom orthotics fitted. The plantar fasciitis has just about disappeared, but the object of the game, and the custom orthotics, is not to have it reappear. I will be starting a knitting project sometime in the next day or two. Other than that, just visiting with friends, cooking, doing physical therapy for my foot, meditating, thinking good thoughts, and occasionally doing a good deed, or at least trying to do no harm. I'm wondering whether I would have more energy and less nausea if I went back to acupuncture twice a week. I have an appointment Monday and will talk with Dr. Lin (first name: Fang. Don't you love it?). Meanwhile, have a good weekend, everyone, and don't worry about me. Be happy! Love, Valjean
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Hey VJ,
If you are available next Sunday, March 9, late afternoon, 5:oo or 6:00-ish, how about we bring a pot o' beans to your place and have dinner together? (It's our turn to supply the beans.)
Or a different time, if you prefer.
Love,
Denise and Ken
P.S. We get into your neighborhood regularly now,since Rose moved nearby you.
i am glad you got orthotics.. you will love them... i guarantee you will no longer have any foot problems. and so many things come from the feet, you will have far fewer kinks in the neck, twinges in the hips, pain in the knees, etc., that is, if you have them!! you will be able to have massages that are TOTALLY enjoyable, rather than as an Rx. glad you are feeling good--and that things are moving along.... i think about you all the time... take care. love, b
Valjean,
It was great to see your shining face yesterday at lunch. I'm sorry I had to run without a big hug. I truly think you are, as you've said, the poster child for healthy lifestyle, and one of the reasons you've done so well.
See you again!
And thanks for the heads up on preventative medicine.
Love Sallie
Yes, you have a responsibility to your reading public. :-)
xox
shm
for some reason, msnbc often has a weather report late at night from south africa (generically, not the country) and i think about you every time.... i bet you would enjoy listening to that weather report--and thinking of your family and friends in zim all the while knowing if its sunny, warm, cold, wet, dry or cloudy there..... if you think of it, put it on in the background.. i often hear during the chris mathews rerun in the wee hours.. love, b
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