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I am sending your DH good thoughts to help him with the cramping. (I know Red gets terrible cramps.....he mentions quinine helps. I don't know if that is a pill or quinine water, like goes in gin and tonic.)
When I get cramps I think eating more bananas helps......but I don't know if the potassium in bananas really has any properties to help cramps.
PS: You deserve to feel good about yourself each and everyday......even if you screw something up.....you still deserve to feel good about yourself.
Thank you elston. I really do try to remind myself that I do my best but I think the wear and tear gets us all down sometimes and then we question ourselves.
The cramping DH gets is from muscles dieing.....when he tries to chew his food often times he will get these horrific muscle cramps in his neck and it is from his muscles trying to fight what is happening. His body is trying so hard not to give in to this disease but it takes it's toll.......
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DH is experiencing cramping in his neck and back now...very painful. I try to lightly rub them out which works for a short while. They gave him more medications to help with that but so far they aren't doing much. Maybe it just takes time?
Hope everyone has a beautiful day!
Hopefully time will help.. something about breaking the cycle of cramps/pain, they tell me that's what the meds do- at least that's what they told me when I used to get terrible bouts of TMJ in my young and foolish days. Would a heating pad help some, I wonder, in addition to your rubbing his muscles?
I thought about a heating pad...might work so I will give it a try.
I've been trying so hard to list some items and my mind just will not stay on track..makes me so angry with myself. I have to work and for some reason I get side-tracked all day today. Now we have another Doctors appointment tomorrow to get DH fitted for a brace to help with his back and neck. They just called to tell us and this is very important...hopefully it will help. Just feeling a bit over-whelmed today. Lots to do and no energy or even the will to do much. I just have to do this....as my grandmother would always say..just do it!
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elston's right about the 'nanners. And when I used to get crampy, my heating pad was my best friend. Just be careful about the setting and that he doesn't accidentally overheat.
I saw my radiologist yesterday.....he agrees that I am doing super well. He asked me if I thought I had regained my energy and functioning post radiation......I said about 80%. After some discussion he said he thought I was describing the side effects of the hormone therapy.....and that it would persist as long as I stayed on that treatment regimen. (That should be for the next 3 months......so maybe then I will fully regain my "strength".
My guy has been calling Japanese resorts.....planning that we will be able to travel by the spring.... We used to go to Japan every May.....a lovely time to visit. His mother and family are doing well. I look forward to seeing those dear people again. There is one relative.....(his cousin's wife) who is very ill with Pancreatic Cancer.....I hope that we get to see her while we are over there. She and I are the only non Japanese members of the immediate family....she is Russian.
I pray you will get to see them all this spring elston. You are about the most deserving person I know and if this would make you that happy then I pray it happens for you and your DP!
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I'm glad those plans are in the works, Elston. Good thoughts for DP's cousin's wife. I hope you get there, too, but that type of cancer is typically very nasty and quick.
ALso glad to hear your news.
Hi, cyn. I hope your day is a good one.
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