Day + 72, Break In The Clouds

Saturday marked the first day in a week that I came out of the biggest 'slump' I've encountered thus far post-treatment. It's true that I've had some bad days during the last couple months, but nothing resembling a long-term miserable streak.

It's hard to describe what's been 'wrong' with me these last few days, other than to say that my 'body chemistry' has been off. And I'm not talking about sex appeal. I was very fatigued, my stomach was upside down and I had the chills on and off several times during the week. I'm writing it off to something I ate, a small stomach bug, or perhaps watching too much Fox News. Regardless of the cause, it was a horrible step backward and I'm glad that I turned the corner on that one.

I'm coming to the conclusion that it will be some more time before I can get back to anything resembling a normal lifestyle. I've been pushing myself to feel better, but it is a situation that is not really under my control. The fatigue, the edema and the stomach problems have been like dark storm clouds which have been raining on my recovery parade. Occasionally there are spots of sun which shine through these showers, but they are still too numerous to put away the umbrella -- yet.

My goal is to feel well enough to take a trip back to Boston next week for apartment hunting, with the intention of moving back there in October and resuming work at least on a part-time basis by the middle of the month. Fingers crossed.