Monday, 3 February 2014

Down Day

Saturday was downer day.  One of those days where every person I saw I was saying under my breathe 'Why the fxxk don't you have cancer'?   I was throwing it out in my subconscious to everyone in particular the smokers, those carrying a few extra pounds, whiners, teens eating McDonalds,  children, seniors, small rodents - really - the message was out to everyone.  Ok maybe not children but then it means double cancer for rats.  

Random thought: do rats and mice naturally get cancer or is only because we infect them with it while we're doing research?  
 
I put out the warning to the kids to expect negativity from me all day.  A bit of anger and a lot of feeling sorry for myself.   I figured it was good to get all the downs in one day rather than spread out so let it all pour in.  Washed it all away with a long hot bath and a few tears.  Release - very good.

I was on the uphill climb and then I discovered I had a rash all over my breast - oh yeah..that's just what I needed.    The rash progressed through the weekend into an irritated red mass moving towards itchy.    By Sunday in the middle of the night I would have performed my own mastectomy had someone handed me a sharp knife.    Self medicated with Tylenol to sleep but still left me with the rash.

Considering my diagnosis, a clinic likely wouldn't want to touch me so as not to mess up my pending treatment.  Got on the phone Monday morning to both oncologist and surgeon.   Ended up with a prescription for antibiotics for the infection in my breast.   Guess I was running a slight fever - feeling the fever now and antibiotics working - like I'm in a bit of a fog which is,  surprisingly, quite pleasant.   Think I'll hang here for a bit.  Yes...I'm good right now. :)




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