More Aches and Pains

Well this body ache/joint pain hit me like a ton of bricks. I've had it since Wednesday night. It's Saturday and I can still feel it. It is driving me nuts.

I'm not sure which one is better, the nausea/vomit/metal taste/fatigue or the aches and pains I'm experiencing right now. None of them is "fun" but which one is lesser "evil". By far Thursday was the worst, I could not even walk straight. I had hot flushes, chills, headache and a whole lot more.

Last night gave me a bit of a scare. I woke up, checked my temperature and it was 38.6 C. That was around 6:10 p.m. I panicked! Oh no! I have to go to the hospital. I psyched myself that I will so I took a shower (a must for me if I have to leave the house!) and got myself ready if in case I needed to. I checked my temperature again after half an hour and it went down to 37.8 (whew!) and again around 7:20 p.m. it was 38.4 C. I didn't know what to do. I checked a few times within the next couple of hours and my temperature was at an average of 37.5. Thank goodness I didn't have to go to the hospital.

I remember feeling really sick with a sore throat and chills when I had the 38.6 temp but I cannot remember if I was sleeping on my right side, woke up and did the temp on the same side. I hope it was. But this is the highest temp I've had since I started chemo. Having a fever can be fatal. It was a stressful night.

And today, being a Saturday with a beautiful weather forecast, I still have minor aches and pains but not as bad as the last couple of days. I hope I feel better today because quite honestly I'm bored out of my mind and my back hurts from lying down all the time.