She's Tired of Being Tired

In my last post I wrote that Cheryl had walked across the hospital for her appointment about her drain. Since then , she has been experiencing persistent calf pain. We don't know if she overdid it that day, if she was wearing the wrong type shoes or if her body is just not recovering normally. The heating pad and Ibuprofen seem to be helping.

She did take a walk out to the mailbox yesterday and she continues to walk around the house several times a day. There's no speed but at least she is moving. I'e had her volunteer to fold the towels after I've done the laundry a few times but the stretch to put them up on the shelf is still a challenge for her.

We had another video chat with Michelle, Jonas and Susannah yesterday morning. It is great to be able to see and hear the grandkids and to have a chance to interact with them in real time. Both kids are growing up so quickly. We look forward to their return visit in the next month or so.

For the past couple of days, Cheryl has been having bouts of nausea. There has been no significant change in her diet so we are puzzled as to the cause. The pancreatic drain site on her upper left abdomen has healed nicely so that is one less thing to be bothered with. We were hoping that Cheryl would be able to make it to church this morning but she doesn't feel up to getting out and staying up.

It looks as if her next outing will be for the six week follow up with Dr. Burke, the gynecologic oncologist that did her surgery. He will check her out and go over the plan of action for chemo and any other future treatment. Pray that the news we get is encouraging. Also, pray that this nausea and other annoyances will pass quickly.