Day 6

A quiet Christmas day for us since I am quarantining myself from others after the blow the immune system has taken from chemo.  No grandkids etc.  Even though we are fully vaccinated and boosted I do not want to encounter Omicron or any other bugs.  I wish everyone who can would get vaccinated.

Maybe next week I can have some contact with others. 

• Main things:

  • The bone pain came on strongly today.  The teeth, other facial areas, arms, and legs are noticeable.
  • Sleeping is still an issue. Maybe that will improve with the last dose of the prednisone yesterday (for this round anyway).
  • Fatigue is noticeable but I was able to get in a bit of a nap early in the afternoon.
  • Voice is still raspy.
  • My mouth is also a bit sore.  They say you may have fever blisters but I don’t have any.  Just tenderness right now.

  I was right about the Claritin affect.  It is to counteract the Neulasta and histamine which is probably producing the bone.  Why do you take Claritin with Neulasta? (drugs.com).  There seems to be some doubt as to its effectiveness in the article.  Guess it doesn't hurt to take it.