15. After the First Chemotherapy Session
June 1, 2022
Update for days 1 and 2 after first chemotherapy session. So far I have enough energy to do stuff at a leisurely pace – read a little, cleaned out a drawer (it wasn’t much), listened to a webinar, did some light cardio exercise from The Lazy Dancer Tips youtube channel. I choose short ballet-inspired workouts without jumping: they are labeled “neighbor friendly” or “apartment friendly”. Pacing myself with food and drink intake in an effort to avoid nausea (it’s working)… but with the accompanying dexamethasone (a steroid) I find myself snacking more, haha.
The post-chemotherapy injection of pegfilgrastim (aka brand names Neulasta and Pegstim) so far has minimal side effects. This medicine is to prevent low white blood cell levels (the body’s infection fighting cells) and possible fevers that accompany it. I also reminded Doreen that it is Pegstim and not Pigstim 
