Monday, March 3, 2008

Trying to recap

There is a lot to recap as life is picking up I am having a difficult time keeping up with my blog, which is good I presume.

The Breast Cancer Support Group of my hospital got canceled, I was really looking forward to it. 1 day before the scheduled meeting I received a call from the counselor who heads the support group - aka icequeen ! - saying that since no one rsvp'd they were cancelling the meeting for the month. I thought that was very rude she could have asked whether I still wanted to have a meeting with the counselor even though no one else would be there.. Anyways I did later find the opportunity to give feedback as to her 'not exactly fitting the type ' for heading a breast cancer support group to the other counselor that I really liked at the same institution.

28th of February was our 21st ex-wedding anniversary and we bought ourself a great juicer (Omega 800), I have read a lot of good things about juicing and its benefits. The juicer we got has a ceramic auger that has low rpm 80 so oxidation is minimal while juicing.Eating the veggies is also necessary however there are certain veggies that are easier consumed when blended in with other stuff. So I am focusing on cruciforous vegetables,(broccoli, cauliflower) beets, ginger root, kale - I figured that if I top anything with a couple of carrots the taste becomes OK.. (nothing exciting) These juices also keep me very full which is interesting because they do not have any bulk to them. I add a drizzle of olive oil so that it will stay longer in my system and the nutrients get absorbed.

Ferit also surprised me and made a reservation at Jeffrey's restaurant so we got to eat my favorite dish there the sea bass.

I seem to have acquired a taste of 'beach'ing. Unfortunately when radiation starts I will not be allowed to have that much sun exposure so depo'ed some sunlight, sand the last couple of weekends at Cocoa Beach.

Started the Kundalini Yoga sessions again.

The hot flashes at nights ( night sweats ) are becoming unbearable, the chillow, the ice water that I drink at night do not seem to help. I am being sleep deprived again, have to address this somehow I might even agree to take Effexor which is basically an antidepressant but is stated to tame the night sweats. It is kind of stupid to take an antidepressant without being depressed but pretty soon if I do not catch my zzz ! I will be a basketcase.

My work performance is fluctuating wildly, one moment I am all ramped up and excited the next moment I could care less. I am hoping that this will settle in time.

My second tumor markers were a lot better within normal range although I really would like them to be 0 ! I do not want to have a tumor marker number. Lets see how it goes next time.

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