Before the side effects set in and I bite someone's head off, I'll give you fair warning: I'm starting prednisone tomorrow which apparently will do the following to me:
-make me vomit
-bless me with wild, uncontrollable mood swings
-send me into spiraling depression
-make me dizzy and nauseas
-make me sprout pimples and get fatter
I've also gone off my instant release morphine, which has caused the following withdrawal symptoms:
-fevers and chills
-nausea
-restlessness
-pain pain pain pain pain
-general irritability
My presence grows more desirable and enjoyable every day, I know.
PS. I had my fifth Remicade infusion today. Aside from being on the verge of a nervous breakdown because I was terrified that I am going to blow another fistula and need another surgery (as has been the case after every single one of my other infusions), I also had the pleasure of being in the oncology infusion center where cancer patients receive chemotherapy. There were eight of us in the room and I was far and away the healthiest-looking one. It shook me up pretty badly and made me feel awful for them: not the best environment in which to try to generate positive healing thoughts for one's asshole.
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