...tried no meds before bed last night. Slept very fitfully; coughing is still painful and without the pain meds it was more productive...most of the night. Kept Kevin up, of course, but when I move to another bed, he wakes up because I'm gone, so...
It sounds and feels like the crepitus is still there. An x-ray tomorrow morning will confirm that. My lower right lung still aches, and I'm uneasy beginning chemotherapy when my breathing/coughing is impaired and the incisions are still hurting a bit. No decisions until tomorrow morning.
Did manage another five loops of da Lane this morning. Finally finished all of the laundry from Grad Weekend and our house guests *yeah* Was able to get a few things caught up at Mom's.
Am still feeling short of breath compared to how I was moving before surgery. Is it unrealistic to expect that my former lung capacity will be restored with time?? Can we afford to wait a week to begin Chemo? Would I benefit from waiting...healing,
Am missing having not had my Tuesday massage, but I was able to use the time productively and effectively as I took a loooooong hot shower and a bit of a nap. Naps, btw, are getting a lot of press these days. May be just the ticket for those sleepless nights, so we'll be researching that along with other relaxation techniques.
Thanks to Tim, Hannah, Lisa and Else for the emails; I seem to be answering those more quickly than the snailmails I owe, but not as quickly as the blog. I still have thank you notes from our 25th Anniversary last year to send... *winces*
Today is billiards day...one of the few things Kevin does to nourish his spirit. Tell us what you've done today to nourish yours?
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Summer plans consist of Sound of Music with a group called Music Theatre of Madison. I'm Liesl- very exciting, but a lot of rehearsing.
Next I'm off to stay a week with Dennis and Jane & the Kids for an acting camp @ Purple Rose where Dennis works.
There's also school Drama camp for next year's production of Little Women. (Not cast yet, auditions are next week...)
Other than that, I plan on reading some books, teaching little kiddies how to swim @ the pool and celebrating my 1 year with my boyfriend Caleb at the end of July (You'd love him DP, I swear)
I guess it's the usual back and forth between busy and laid back. :)
Much love!
p.s. I'm flattered you're sifting through my movies! There's a few good ones in there. Today I saw a good one (I believe it may be foreign) called Walk on Water, about a Jewish assassin who befriends a man and his sister for the purpose of killing their ex-Nazi grandfather.
You did lose a little bit of your right lung along with the tumor, so it might take a bit longer for the rest of that lung to compensate, but it will eventually do so. And if you can do five loops of the lane, you've made great progress already.
I share your reservations about starting chemo before the lung is healed, but then the other tumor has that much more time to grow. Perhaps a happy median?
BTW, did you get my email on Monday?
Hey, DaNeiceLo!
What a terrific summer itinerary! Good luck with the auditions *crosses fingers* Which Little Woman do you think fits you best??
Ahhh, 'The Sound of Music.' That film came out right after I returned to the States from that part of Austria. That film was also where I learned that I can't watch films in a public movie theater without a gag on my mouth...
Let us know if you'd be interested in checking out similar experiences at the UofI Next summer.
Has it been a year with Caleb already? *blinks*
Looks like this weather will have us both doing more reading this week...or catching some films *smiles*
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Funky Winkerbean? *nods* Got the email, but not the cartoon. ...most of my cancer-humor searches yield astrological references...or oxymorons *thwaps self*
I'll post what we learned about the coughing, painkillers and healing lung to 'the sCenario.'
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Thanks to both of you for being here!
*hugsgalore*
Check back to Monday's post comments for a way I found to share pictures!
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