Nausea sucks!
All in all, today was a good day. I still was sore from yesterday and standing up made me more sore than it would normally have had I not overdone it yesterday. There! I said it! I overdid it yesterday! (MaryBeth, who is sitting here watching me write this, just patted me on the back in approval of my self honesty.) It doesn’t mean I will learn from my mistakes, but I am willing to admit that, this ONE TIME, I overdid it.
I am a little anxious about going back to work next week. I am concerned about my levels of discomfort and energy at the office. Most afternoons, I end up laying down on sitting in the “healing chair” for at least an hour or so. On top of that, I have no (zero, zilch, nada, zippo) leave left over. In order to be eligible for the voluntary leave transfer program, I had to use up all my existing leave. When I go back to work, any remaining donated leave goes back to the people who donated them. So I am not quite sure how I will handle taking 3 out of every 4 Wednesday afternoons off to do my chemo (not to mention Thursdays when my level of nausea from the treatment is at its strongest). I’m sure my supervisors will work with me, but it’s my nature to worry about things I cannot control. 
Thank you again for those of you who have donated toward my fundraising goal (raised up to $1000 as I achieved my initial goal of $500). As I have done in the past, I would like to ask those of you who have not done so already, please go over to my personal PANCAN website to donate to my goal. Every little bit helps.
Ciao for now,
Merle
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