To start with the less important stuff, easily beat my activity target with a longish walk along the A1060 nearly as far as the church. I might have gone further if not for the need to get back in time for tea (ours and the cats') and the threat of rain.
Chicken stock made and now cooling off before going in the fridge overnight.
As for the 'phone consultation with Dr.Ch, inevitably he was an hour late calling, in the middle of my dinner of cold chicken, sweet potato fries, and steamed spring greens. These are the main points:
"Fatigue" - improved at first but came back a little over the last two or three days. Possibly my activity/energy has returned to normal levels, bringing with it a normal level of tiredness. Well, it's a theory.
Oedema in ankles, feet, and hands and fingers (new). Organising an echogram to check for any new circulatory issues that may have appeared.
Next cycle: Stay off dex, but back to Lenalidomide at lower dose (15mg instead of 25). This is "one variable at a time" - good basic science - to assess the effects. Cycle after that, include dex as well.
The Springfield pharmacy probably won't have 15mg Lenalidomide in stock so will have to order it in. That means pill collection day for the next cycle will be Friday rather than the usual Wednesday, and I have to organise the next set of blood tests for that day as well. And that's about it.
Going back to falling asleep all the time, here's rescue cat Blue on "my" chair. We don't know whether she's worked out how to get that cushion down to lie on, or whether she just takes advantage of an accident - we've never caught he in the act:
After waking up comes the yawn:
and then the wash:
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