Sleepy Sunday

Well, the steroids finally wore off and I've had my butt in bed all day. I've been getting lots of inquiries as to how I'm doing so I thought I'd do a quick post before I take more Zofran and nod off again. Last night I started feeling a little achy/fluish and knew things were changing. But, so far, not so bad. 

At my doctor's direction, I've been taking generic Claritin, said to ward off the achy bones and joints the Neulasta is supposed to cause (that drug that helps boost my white blood cells). That hasn't been so bad, so I think it's working. The biggest thing is that I've had zero energy and mostly slept all day. Too tired to watch anything or read, I've mostly been laying here with my eyes closed, listening to podcasts while awake -- I'm grateful to have a backlog waiting for me. 

Our first MealTrain meal arrived tonight from Jason, who I have been friends with for almost 20 years, but don't see nearly enough now that we're living in the same vicinity again. Although I wish it was under different circumstances, it was nice to catch up for a few minutes and dinner was amazing -- tacos for the kids, vegan Indian for Daniel and I. Probably the most I have eaten in days and I've got plenty of soup leftover for lunches this week. Thanks again to our friend Grace for setting it up and everyone who has signed up to bring food by. It's really going to save us. It  was so nice for the four of us to sit down together for a few minutes today - as nice as dinnertime with a toddler can be. Ha. (Note: To anyone making food from July 14-28, Claire will be on vacation with her mom so it will mostly just be Daniel and I eating it, FYI.)

That's about it. I have no idea if tomorrow will be more of the same, better or worse. It will be nice to have these "firsts" over with and know what to expect going forward. Though it's not easy for me, I'm going to do my best to do as little as possible during these days and let the medicine do its job.  

I continue to be grateful for a (more than) capable and involved husband/dad, a super helpful stepdaughter, friends I can text endlessly with silly questions who have (unfortunately) been through this, and friends and family checking in with well-wishes and offers to help. Thanks, everyone.