Sleeping Beauty

According to all of the doctors and patients that Em talked to, her symptoms should have started today. Being the over achiever she is, Em got started yesterday! One of her medications gave her a raging headache and the steroids in the Chemo cocktail kept her up all night on Thursday. She feels dizzy and sick and just generally crummy. She had a follow up appointment on Friday for a booster shot (to help keep those white blood cells going strong) and for IV fluids. The doc prescribed Lorazepam to help her sleep after hearing about her insomnia. Whoa - did that work! In the past 24 hours, she has slept all but approximately 2 hours. She managed to get up to have a bite to eat a couple of times, but only manages to stay up for 30 minutes or so before she is back to bed. She says that she feels much better laying down - the nausea isn't as bad - so she is taking a lesson from Rip Van Winkle and plans to sleep the next 4 months away. More power to you, Em! Sweet dreams.....