By this time tomorrow (Thursday, March 26), the feeding tube should be out and I should be able to eat real food again. I'm ready to end 2 weeks of liquid or "easily-swallowed" food.
I'm going to need to get active and build some stamina back up. At one point I lost 8 pounds in a week. As long as I'm tied to this dang IV stand that feeds me, it's tough to do anything. I'm mostly doing nothing, which isn't helping with energy and stamina.
I'm going to see how many hours I can be on the computer over the weekend. If I can hit 8 or 9 hours, then I might be able to get back to work for a few days and then see how the radiation and chemo affects my ability to continue working.
The smoking part is going really well. I forgot to put on a fresh patch yesterday and I never got around to putting one on today. I inadvertently went one day with no nicotine crutch and intentionally went another day. That's not really safe from a "stop smoking" standpoint. It's a little early to try to go unassisted. I do want to let you know that if you're trying to quit, after 3 weeks the urge to smoke is further gone than you might think.
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Keep up the good work Merlin !
Clint
I don't think you'll have any trouble quitting smoking, Merlin. You have an extremely powerful incentive - survival! I have a girlfriend who got pregnant for the first time at age 45 and she stopped smoking the day she found out! Her husband quit right after the baby was born. I guess you just have to have a really good reason....
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