Day four: my first “yellow” day

I’m a bit of a nerd when it comes to this kind of stuff, but I like details. I like recording and analyzing data and then using that information to make future predictions and plans.

The million dollar question for me during all this is how much can I actually do to help prepare for Sunday morning services at the church. So for this round of chemo (three weeks), I’ve planned a few Sunday sets where I can make adjustments depending on how I’m feeling.

This weekend my team is 100 percent doing it on their own, but the following week I plan to be involved at whatever level I can be.

My goal is that after going through one round of chemo and recording the data of how I feel each day, I can use that information to possibly plan during the following two rounds.

So, I have a calendar and a four-color system. At the end of the day, I give the day a color. Green means it was a good day. Yellow means I didn’t feel great but I managed to get through it all. Orange means the day was difficult, and red means the day was miserable and couldn’t function.

During my first week of everyday chemo treatments, I’ve had good days… green days. I’ve been tired, but that’s about it.

Today I recorded my first “yellow” day.

I’ve felt nauseous off and on today, which is a completely normal side effect to chemo treatments. They give you anti-nausea medicine as part of the daily treatment and I have medicine at home I can take.

I’m trying not to be too discouraged by that, but I also pray that this isn’t a sign of things to come.