July 14, 2006
kung fu hustle
Howdy! I haven’t blogged in a while. Had chemo 3 of 12 last week. It’s become no big deal… like going out for dinner. I sit in the chair and joke with the nurse, while she sets up my IV. Then I watch comedy on my laptop while she gives me the pineapple-killing drugs. So far I’ve gone through all the comedy specials of Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, a bit of Steve Martin, and I’ve got Kids In The Hall downloading now. I suspect some Peter Sellers may be on the way as well. Every chemo aftermath has been better than the last. The first day is usually fine, and then i get 3-7 days of hangover. The most annoying part lately has been weirdness with my senses of smell and taste. Certain smells I find almost unbearable, and I get a yucky taste in my mouth a lot of the time. Besides that fatigue is the only major side-effect - but it’s somehow more bearable - it just feels like “tired”. Easily treated with “sleep”. I also get mad cravings for different foods, and I enjoy food and anticipate eating more in general…
After the hangover, I feel really good - I feel even better than before I got sick.
Still injecting the ridiculously expensive white-blood-cell-building drugs. I imagine every time I go fill my prescription, I’m buying a tank of jet fuel for the CEO of Amgen, or helping fund Amgen’s annual “What the heck do we do with all this crazy money?” shareholders’ meeting/rave on their private pleasure station in orbit around Mars.
Ha ha… anyway - things are going good. My hair started to fall out en masse, so I’ve taken to shaving it down to nothing. I like the look and the low maintenance. Never thought I would dig a shiny dome - thank you malignant cells for showing me this.
Ta ta!
posted: 9:59 am
Hi Kieth, we just wanted to say we hope you are feeling better and that we love you very much. Your cousins Alysha & Abbey xoxoxoxoxo:)
Thanks!
Hi Keith: So glad to hear that you are doing well. I just got back from a 2 week illness - kidney stones. What a hellish trip to pain! Not finished yet. They are going to blast the remaining stones with a laser, but that is supposed to be painless. So glad to be back to work!!!
Life is good!
Hugs and tawk to you later,
Nancy
Hey Keith,
Not only can you thank your pineapple for showing you the joy of a low-maintenace, shiny "do", but you can also thank it for showing you a slice of life in a female body! Funny smells; strange cravings; fatique followed by feelings of joyful energy - you sound pregnant!!
Love hearing you’re doing okay.
Carolee
Hi Keith, I’ll never get you to vote Conservative but the fact that you are eating well, sleeping well, "taking your meds", and watching Peter Sellers pleases me greatly. Keep up the good work! dad
Wow - that sounds awful. Glad you are through it! Take care.
Thanks papa
Yes, that thought has ocurred to me several times! Weird huh? I guess this is the closest I’ll get to being pregnant.