Bloated and Medicated

What started as a half-day of stem-cell extraction ended up to be a full day of bed rest. While the doctors were successful in extracting another 4.9 million stem cells, the procedure does insert a lot of fluid into your system. I am now 7 pounds heavier than when I started this week.

The fluid is being stored all over my body, but mostly in my stomach, causing bloating and an uncomfortable feeling. Three days of nausea and lethargy has started to make me moody and very irritable.

I was scheduled to have the rest of the week off, but due to these issues I am scheduled for appointments on Thursday and Friday to see if they can get this fluid out of my system. I am still on for my first round of chemotherapy on Tuesday.