Hey,
I have survived my first few post-chemo days. I can't say they were entirely pleasant and I spent the majority of my time feeling nauseated and fuzzy. And there are certain foods I even think of and I feel sick.... so let's not dwell on that!!
I'm finding it hard to drink. The taste and texture of fluid is horrible at the moment. Ribena was okay till this morning but I have woken up with the sorest mouth and Ribena seems to make my tongue burn!! I can't see any sores in my mouth but it feels like it's covered in razor blades. Especially my tongue; it feels fuzzy and thick. I've noticed my taste is changing too. Nothing is as appealing. I've mostly found solitude in breads and noodles. They're plain, easy to eat and don't really taste of much and fill you up in a non-nauseating way.
Squash is the worst - all I taste with squash now is chemicals. ugh!!
I'm hoping my sore mouth will not be long lived!! I'm off the steroids and anti-sickness tablets until my next chemo now so hopefully my head will be less cuckoo too.
On a plus side - I have shrunk back down to almost my usual size!! Yay!! So my clothes now fit again!! Perhaps all that extra water in me helped flush out the nasty chemo toxins :)
Today I plan to just chill out in bed and take it easy. I keep waking up pretty early but I get tired during the day and take little naps. And I'd like to give my body time to heal up properly.
Ciao!!
Hey Rowena
ReplyDeleteYou're over this particular hump, I reckon. :-)
Your taste buds are among those fast-replicating cells, like your hair follicles, which get damaged by the chemo. They'll recover but most people get changes to the way things taste to some extent. My biggest "loss" was an inability to taste saltiness so a lot of things just came out kinda bland; strong flavours and heavy spice worked for me but if bread and noodles work for you that's cool. Make sure you get some vitamins too though. Plenty of fruit and veg - and if they taste bad perhaps consider some supplements.
Fizzy mineral water with a bit of lemon or lime squeezed in still does good things for me even after all this time. Speaking of which: you are still drinking loads aren't you?
If you get a sore mouth, the hospital will probably give you Corsodyl or some similar medicated mouthwash to swill. Tastes terrible (to me) but seems to help.
So...time to stop feeling crappy now, especially now you can get dressed in normal clothes and get out and about a bit more.
Smile! Be happy! :-)
Ian