Cindy’s Multiple Myeloma Blog

I saw the new Family Care Physician, Dr. P., today.  She x-rayed my stomach and felt that I was moving my bowels well enough to continue as I am.  Before she did the x-ray, she was ready to give me some medicine that is stronger than Miralax.  Dr. P. said it was OK to take the Miralax every day.

So far I take 4 Senna pills in the morning, and 4 Senna pills in the evening.  I take 1 Colace in the morning and 1 Colace in the evening.  I typically drink one to two cups of Senna tea a day.  Today was my fourth day in a row of taking Miralax.  I still plan to make that recipe of figs/prunes/raisins, brown sugar, lemon juice, and Senna Tea. 

I believe the GI doctor may be able to tell me more, I hope so anyway, but I suspect my issue is more than constipation from the medication.  It  is that, but it is also an issue of paralysis or whatever you want to call it where I’m numb and my organs just are not functioning at 100% capacity.  There are ways around it, though.  It’s easy to get caught up into what I can no longer do.  When I find myself in that state of mind, I’ve begun to immediately think of poor people, especially the young ones, who’ve become paralzyed from even the neck down  There are ways around these things. 

I’m having a very difficult time walking, but I manage.  I joke that I walk like Herman Munster now.  I do, too.  I have to sort of swing each leg out and around to move.  Tonight I pulled my shoes out of my closet.  I hate having to give up my cutesy little summer heels and I hate to give up my boots and barn shoes, but I will enjoy the additional space I’ll have in my closet.  I found some $8 rubber shoes at Walmart that work great for me.  I now have them in bright pink, black, and tan.   

I have been having some strange sensations.  True I’m more aware of sensations now, but these are definite sensations that are different than before I was sick.  I’ve had a few “pain rushes” through my spine and my arms today and similar sensations prior days.  I just know what that sensation is.  Well, I don’t know what it is, but I know it’s something I had when I first came ill with myeloma.  I wonder if it’s little myeloma cells rushing through my body.  That sounds crazy, I know, but how can it rush through my body. 

Oh well, stay tuned.  I still was able to run some errands today plus take Scottie (Sheltie) to the vet.  His eye was draining.  We think it’s allergies….I’m thinking it is more..but we’ll see. 

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