I had the same nurse, Jane, taking care of me this time. She’s really nice. I like her. Last week, she passed me some Lidocaine sample (topical numbing medicine). She told me to apply it on the skin on top of the portacath and on the area where I would be receiving the Zoladex shot 1.5 hours ahead of time. And it really worked. I hardly feel any pain this time when she accessed the portacath. As for the Zoladex shot, I only felt some stinging sensation when the first numbing needle went in. I still kept my eyes closed though.
The meeting with the nutritionist was very informative. She pointed out that it’s very important for me to have enough calcium intake at this point since the Zoladex shot is putting me into temporary menopause that causes loss of bone mass. She also gave me some good tips on how to maintain a balanced diet when I have no appetite. I lost some weight again. Really need to work on gaining a few pounds. So Vivien and I went for some ice-cream after chemo.
The weekend was pretty quiet. I went for my step aerobics class again Saturday morning. As for the rest of the time, I was taking naps most of the time.
Prayer Requests (other than the ones listed in the blog update on June 3)
• God will protect my body against any long-term side effects caused by all the different drugs I’m currently taking.
• My white/red blood cells and platelets counts have dipped quite a bit. But still within tolerable range to receive chemo. Please pray that God will restore my body and keep me from any potential infections.
• I will have normal appetite and eat enough to keep my weight up and keep healthy.