{"id":251,"date":"2013-09-24T22:15:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T04:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/?p=251"},"modified":"2013-09-24T22:15:32","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T04:15:32","slug":"am-i-the-only-one-that-falls-asleep-during-an-mri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/am-i-the-only-one-that-falls-asleep-during-an-mri\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I the only one that falls asleep during an MRI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not kidding about that one. I don&#8217;t know if it is because you have to be perfectly still and I have to focus extra have on my breathing, or the fact that the last few have had me laying face down, but I fall asleep every time now.<\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, that was my MRI to see what, if anything, is left of the tumors in my breast. I am hoping both were obliterated by the chemo. I get my results next Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime I am dealing with the aftermath of decadron. I was weened off, and am still having terrible withdraws. My body has not yet started producing its&#8217; own steroids, and the swelling and pain in every joint in my body is excruciating. I also feel like I am getting sick, but am not actually getting sick. These are apparently normal symptoms. I feel like I am 115.\u00a0 I am taking the same tramadol I have been taking for pain since I started chemo, but it does nothing. I have emailed my ONC to see if I can take Tylenol or something for the inflammation. Hopefully she will get back to me tomorrow.\u00a0 Had I known about this, I would have refused it. It was prescribed for my hand-foot syndrome. I am not sure it ever helped it. I am still swollen like a freaking tick too. That will last for a few more weeks apparently. It is oh-so attractive.\u00a0 I can tell you I will never take any steroid for any reason ever again. I advise you to try any and everything before allowing your doctor to give it to you for any reason.<\/p>\n<p>On to some good news- my hair is trying to come in! The initial while peachfuzz has arrived- you have to look really close to see it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-257\" alt=\"pfuz4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz4-258x300.jpg\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz4-258x300.jpg 258w, http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz4.jpg 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-256\" alt=\"pfuz3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz3-243x300.jpg\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz3-243x300.jpg 243w, http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz3.jpg 812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-255\" alt=\"pfuz2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz2-249x300.jpg\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz2-249x300.jpg 249w, http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuz2.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuzz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-254\" alt=\"pfuzz\" src=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuzz-265x300.jpg\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuzz-265x300.jpg 265w, http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/pfuzz.jpg 886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This falls out- and I actually shaved it a I was getting new henna (pics later) and some other stubble was coming in. That will all fall out too before any real hair growth happens, but all the hair I don&#8217;t want has started coming back in (of course.) They say your eyelashes and brows are the last to start regrowing, so I&#8217;ll\u00a0 know for sure the chemo has left the building once they come back in.<\/p>\n<p>Also- my body has started producing mucus again! YAY!\u00a0 (see TMI PSA for a refresher if you need it.) Just in time for all the molds to be high, but that is okay with me!<\/p>\n<p>John has returned from his trip to visit his family and pick up a bunch of stuff. He flew up and then he and his best friend Wes drove back in a moving truck. They started in Illinois where his dad&#8217;s side of the family is, stopped in Missouri to see his mom&#8217;s side of the family, then drove all the way back here on Sunday. I missed him terribly while he was gone. I did however get a ton of things cleaned up. Since he was bringing some tools back with him, I cleaned up the woodshop and organized it as best I could. I worked my behind off for sure and think it turned out nicely.<\/p>\n<p>Still waiting on word for my surgery date. Apparently the scheduler for the BS did not call the PS office as she said she would. So I called the PS office last Wed. and asked about it, was told- oh dear- she is booked till Nov 14th- way past my done-with-chemo window. But she talked to the PS and she is willing to move some things around and that she was going to talk to the BS scheduler to find a day they could both do. I was supposed to get a call by the end of business today. Guess what didn&#8217;t happen. I am feeling a bit less confident in both offices in general. If they can&#8217;t get something as simple as a schedule together, then how will everything else go? I admit- I am freaking the fuck out right now.<\/p>\n<p>Also, my parents may be coming up in a couple of weeks to bring a few things instead of waiting for when my surgery is. I am trying to not freak out. I had all my cleaning planned out through the 20th of October so I wold be all prepped for any visitors and for my surgery. Now I need to move my schedule up a bit.<\/p>\n<p>As my friend Bob would say WoooooooSaaaaaaaaahhhhhh.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42 Gotta keep myself calm- I have too much to do and I know that I am creating more stress for myself, but you have to understand that my parents have an immaculate home. All the time. I&#8217;ve never mastered that.<\/p>\n<p>But you know what? I am grateful I have a home to be worried about cleaning. And grateful my parents are alive and want to come spend time with me. So, I will remember that every time I start to stress out over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tryin&#8217; to keep my perspective in check..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>xoxoxo<\/p>\n<p>jeni<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not kidding about that one. I don&#8217;t know if it is because you have to be perfectly still and I have to focus extra have on my breathing, or the fact that the last few have had me laying face down, but I fall asleep every time now. Anyhow, that was my MRI to see what, if anything, is left of the tumors in my breast. I am hoping both were obliterated by the chemo. I get my results next Monday. In the meantime I am dealing with the aftermath of decadron. I was weened off, and am still having terrible withdraws. My body has not yet started producing its&#8217; own steroids, and the swelling and pain in every joint in my body is excruciating. I also feel like I am getting sick, but am not actually getting sick. These are apparently normal symptoms. I feel like I am 115.\u00a0 I am taking the same tramadol I have been taking for pain since I started chemo, but it does nothing. I have emailed my ONC to see if I can take Tylenol or something for the inflammation. Hopefully she will get back to me tomorrow.\u00a0 Had I known about this, I would have refused it. It was prescribed for my hand-foot syndrome. I am not sure it ever helped it. I am still swollen like a freaking tick too. That will last for a few more weeks apparently. It is oh-so attractive.\u00a0 I can tell you I will never take <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/am-i-the-only-one-that-falls-asleep-during-an-mri\/\">Continue Reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251\/revisions\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.super-crush.com\/blahblahblah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}