sueprogress - Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:17:21 PM

This nausea has made for a rough ride! The last couple of days have been a bit better, with some ability to make phone calls and read, but it's not been fun. Turns out that one of the anti-nausea meds, Compazine was making me really jittery on Mon. and Tues., and this significantly contributed to my yuckiness. Until, that is, I realized the med was the problem, and called the Doc who stopped it right away. The same Doc told me today that he thought I was doing well. If this is well, I hope I don't see poorly. Those poor souls who do.

I'm having to force myself to eat when I'm not at all inclined. And I've begun using the feeding tube with cans of a form of Ensure to try and gain back some weight as eating has been so difficult. Imagine ME not interested in food!  As Lisa said to me recently, this processs is identity-robbing. New learning: It is possible to put liquid in the body in 2 orafices (mouth and feeding tube) at the same time. Didn't you always want to know that?

Again, Peter and friends have been there at every turn. They are driving me to the hospital and sitting with me while there, calling regularly with messages of support, taking care of Laura, picking up groceries, sending lovely cards,........And our neighbors have begun delivering meals every other night. Such a generous, loving community!

One enjoyable spot is acupuncture. I see Weidong 2x/week, and he plays this lovely Andrew Weil tape wile I'm resting on the table. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, one place of peace.