First Week of Interferon Complete

We have gotten thru the first week of the interferon with only minor side effects. The first two days were the shakes, fever and body aches. Now it is just headaches and fatigue. Seems like just eating or putting a few pieces in a puzzle wears me out. I have slept well at night and find that I am sleeping about 10 hours. I am resting today, Saturday, so that Patti and I can make it to church tomorrow. I went to the office yesterday before the treatment and with just a little walking around, I was exhausted. I drove to the hospital and back, but slept almost the entire time of the IV. The nurse who took care of my yesterday camps with her family. They have a Hi-Lo and camp in North Carolina where Patti and I did on our trip in October and out by Spencer Lake. Hopefully I can talk to her more when I am not so tired. I am hoping that the side effects will peak this coming week and that I will be able to start doing some things again like walking and some woodworking. Right now with the fatigue I would be afraid that I might cut off my finger or something. It is very hard to concentrate for more that a few minutes before drifting off for a moment. Last night I was reading a magazine and work up when it fell on the floor. It had only been a few seconds from the time I was awake until I awoke.

Again, I am amazed at the amount of people coming in and getting treatments. Some come there for a shot once a week or every two weeks, some are there one or two times a week for the IV and others are there for once a month but have a 4 or 5 hour IV. There are young and old there getting treatments. All the nurses seem to have that extra care for the patients and they are always smiling and treating everyone like family. I know I would have a hard time working there.

Well, blood work will be done on Monday to see where my immune system is and blood levels. With as much fluids as I have been getting from the hospital and Patti, it will probably be red H2O. However, that is probably why the side effects are less that what they thought that they would be. Monday starts the next 26 to 50% week. I just want to get them done and get on with the rest of my life without cancer.

Happy Easter everyone.