Subj : Getting Tired
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jun 25 2025 12:35:05
Hi Dave,
RH> Agreed. There's a Tanger Outlet mall in the same area; we've stopped a
RH> few times but it's not a regular destination for us.
DD> Which sent me to the Bing search engine. Now I'm confused on a higher
DD> plane as to whether "Tanger" is folggin its own merch or is a
DD> developer offering strip mall space for others to peddle their trash.
Appears to be the latter. Some of our favorite stores ( a kitchen wares
one, Corning ware, Wilson leather goods) have folded over the years with
no replacements so we've not been to the outlet is a few years.
RH> in April, just down to buttons and button holes. I've been doing small
RH> amounts of hand wash dishes and laundry but leaving the major dish
RH> doing and meal prep for Steve. Latter has been a lot of eating out of
RH> our freezer.
DD> Got to rotate your stock brfore it's been in there so long you are
DD> asking "What did this used to be?" Bv)=
RH> I'm pretty good about labelling and keeping an inventory for the big
RH> freezer, have had a few "what's this?" moments with things in the
RH> fridge freezer.
DD> I'm pretty good about that. But once in a while I hit a mystery
DD> placket. If I thaw it out and it's nothing I want to deal with at the
DD> time then
DD> Jasper, Eva and/or Isoble get at "treat"
How long are you boarding the dogs? Seems like it has been a few years
since you started mentioning them.
DD> I'm gonna be busy from Monday with all manner of medical stuff. Monday
DD> is the start for the radiatio0n trreatments for the lung cancer. Then
DD> off to my primary doctor in the afternoon. Got to call Monday to
DD> reschedule an appointment with rheumatology that conflicts with my
DD> final radiation deal.
DD> The oncologist assures me that I will not glow in the dark. DRAT!
RH> No, you won't but one side effect is fatigue--and not just ordinary
RH> tiredness. For me it hit several weeks into treatment--and it was so
RH> overwhelming that I would have to immediately stop what I was doing
RH> (making sure stove was turned off, etc) and go lie down for a while.
RH> That persisted for a time after finishing radiation, still get it every
RH> so often. I had pre made a couple of weeks worth of meals before
RH> starting treatment and put them in the freezer--a big help.
DD> My priary care doctor (yesterday afternoon) told me about the fatigue
DD> but not when it hits. I feel fine currently. Got any advice on when to
DD> expect the "side effect"?
IIRC, it started about halfway thru (I had about 35 treatments--Monday
thru Friday with week ends off to recover) but didn't really hit hard
until near the end. Your milage may vary. They may tatoo some
registration marks (small dots) on you to help them line the machine up
better. They're barely noticeable tho.
BTW, got the stitches out yesterday but can't get the area wet for a
couple more days. Dr is very happy with how the elbow area looks.
Looking back, I'm half surprised I didn't cut a ligament or tendon when
I fell--but I'm glad I didn't.
RH> Might want to check out your supply of meals in the freezer for days
RH> you don't feel like cooking.
DD> Been there, done that. And my S-I-L seems to have made me a "project",
DD> Last night she sent my brother over with a casserole dish filoled with
DD> penne and meatballs in a marinara and 4 slices of home-baked garlic
DD> bread.
DD> I downed a fourth of it and the rest went into the fridge. I won't
DD> need to get into the Healthy Choice frozen entrees for a while.
Nice to have family close by to take care of you. We were in Savannah,
nearest family (in laws) were in Florida but not able to do any sort of
care. Church and work (Army) families were a help tho, Army was very
co-operative about Steve taking time to take care of me. We timed my
radiation treatments to fit in the time frame he had free after PT but
before the work day started. He'd come home from PT, get cleaned up and
have breakfast, then take me for treatments, take me home and be at his
job at the time he was supposed to start.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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