Today I finally feel human again. The past 4 days I’ve been down for the count. That Cisplatin stuff messes with the stomach like you wouldn’t believe. I had the full 5 hour drip on Thursday. Mr. LBB asks what it feels like to be on Cisplatin….I told him imagine the worst hangover in history…..then multiply it by 100.
Cisplatin Side Effect Log:
Friday: Shakes, nausea. I had that feeling when you get up to do something and then you can’t make it back to your lying down position fast enough.
Saturday: I felt better in the morning so took Boo to Trader Joe’s. It wiped me out the rest of the day. My stomach felt so sensitive that it made the rest of my body ache. Nausea that makes your breathing labored.
Sunday: We tried to go to breakfast….I felt ill so we went home. Mr. LBB made me breakfast in bed.
Monday: Woke up feeling ick….but felt better as the day went on.
Anyways, sorry Cisplatin….but you can suck it.
I sound like a wrestler right? No surprise. I once went to Monday Night Raw to see the Rock. I was way down in the first few rows. It was awesome. I grew up on wrestling. My dad was always watching Nascar or wrestling when we were growing up…..but only in between golf. I had this theory when I lived in Charlotte that there were 10 Ric Flairs. Seriously. Everywhere I went I saw Ric Flair. Once I woke up early in high school so I’d be the first one at the mall to run an errand….and guess who was there bright and early too? Yep, Ric Flair. I’d go to the grocery store and I’d see Ric Flair. I’d be pumping gas and Ric Flair would be pumping gas right next to me. I saw him ALL OVER TOWN…..so much so that there HAD to be TEN Ric Flairs running around Charlotte, NC.
Anyways, I never said a word to him. I never got a picture with him. I was afraid he’d think I was a stalker. So here I am with Ric Flair…..with the long white hair and awesome 80’s sunglasses that I like to remember him by:
Anyways, if you don’t know who Ric Flair is…..then you obviously didn’t grow up around wrestling. I’m so sorry. Now who can get me a picture of Ric Flair wearing a Choose Joy bracelet……Woooooo!!!!
This reminds me a “How I Met your Mother ” episode where Maury Povich is literally everywhere they go in New York! Too Funny!
OMW! Yes! That’s so awesome, best show ever! lol
Hey Ashley! Knowing you’re feeling better today is a lovely little birthday treat for me! I was wondering if you had ever heard of or though of trying out any of the bracelets or watches that are made to reduce nausea for motion sickness? I know it seems like that would be a feeble attempt, but I have read that they have been proven to help with morning sickness and with post-op nausea, and it got me wondering if it might help take the edge of for you… The non-electric ones are called “SeaBand”, but both trigger the accupressure points for nausea on the inside of your wrist. I have one in my purse of my mom’s for motion sickness, and it is a miracle worker for that! THought I’d throw it out there.
Praying for you and your family all the time! Stay strong! xoxoxo
Amy Baldridge
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
^Amy’s idea about the SeaBands is a good one. I get super nauseous from migraines. It feels like a hangover & the room is spinning. The acupressure that Seabands provide does help. The only problem with SeaBands is the elastic will wear out after awhile and not provide the same pressure as when they are new.
I got some “Queasy Beads” from https://www.facebook.com/QueasyBeadsBracelets and i like them. It looks like I’m wearing bracelets rather than sweatbands, and they work just the same. I like it a lot better than taking more pills.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Is he still alive?? I remember him and The Rock! “Do you smell what The Rock is cooking?” My younger brother and his friends watched it all the time!! I love all the movies The Rock stars in! Brings back great memories…
I haven’t thought of Ric Flair in forever. I grew up on wrestling, too. My grandaddy was a huge fan and we watched every Saturday at 11:00. We were huge Von Erick fans. (you have to be when you’re from TX) Thanks for bringing that memory to mind Ashley. Hope you continue to feel better!
I just read Launda’s comment and she is so right! The Von Erick’s ruled and wrestling was standard fare in our household. Glad you are better!
I grew up on Ric Flair too & Andre the Giant, SupaFly Jimmy Snooka…All those guys! What a blast from the past.
My family totally grew up watching Nascar. I live in Texas so it was all about the Von Erichs. I saw the title of your post and died laughing. I was like I totally know what she is talking about.
Ashley,
You crack me up!! I love the “suck it” comment!! Gosh, I love this post because I grew up on wrestling, too! My dad’s college roommate was Hillbilly Jim, so we thought we were the stuff having a “connection”!! My poor dad had three girls, but we loved wrestling like boys would!! I used to argue with friends that it WAS REAL!! Ha! Now, I have 2 boys that are obsessed with WWE!! Anyway, thanks for the laugh!! I hope today is a good day for you!
Ashlee Tomes 🙂
Kentucky
I grew up watching wrestling on Saturday mornings with my dad (one of three daughters) and I LOVED Ric Flair. We got free tickets to some traveling WWF/WWE event about 10 years ago and me and a bunch of coworkers went together. We had pretty close seats and we were right where the wrestlers would exit to go back stage. Well I stuck out my hand to touch Ric when he walked by and he turned it into a little production where he was trying to pull me out of the stands an in to the back with him. I played along and we got on the big screen. It was one of the highlights of my very bad year…my parents thought I needed help, but it was just fun to see a childhood celebrity up close and actually get to touch him. Wish I could find the pictures my friend took of the whole ordeal. Glad to you are feeling better…do what it takes even if it means laughing about old wrestlers!
amanda
Texas
apparently im a bit obsessed with sewing because i thought this was going to be a post on a new type of ric rack…not wrestling:)
Sorry you feel crappy…That whole nausea thing sounds horrible. Feel better soon, and my theory is Ric Flair is your guardian angel. 🙂
Sorry jumping in on the motion sickness bands too! I get car sick and I have had some bouts with vertigo and I love my motion sickness bands. Like the others have said I am not sure it would even TOUCH your nausea but might be worth a try!
The ones I love are PSI bands http://psibands.com/
I like them because I can get a more accurate and tighter fit than the “seabands” brand and they look more like fashionable bracelets than weird elastic around your wrists. :):)
Good luck and hope the good feelings stick around for a while! 🙂
Take care
iwill never forget our night at the wrestling matches at the Charlotte Coliseum. Every time I see or speak to Kim Fowler or fuel pizza, I think of you. No lie.
Have been thinking how unfair something’s are unexplainable . You feel better because I prayed my b—off for you Sunday. Give Boo a large hug for me and hang in their baby. Xoxo… Can you smell what the Joe is cooking….. Woooooooooooooooooooooooo
I live close to Jesse Ventura and we see him a lot in his yellow Hummer. Kinda hard to miss him in that HUGE SUV! : )
Hahaha Rick flair. That is sooo awesome. I live in the area Hulk Hogan did. You could see him Everywhere growing up – movies, grocery store, etc. I also loved WWF because of my brother, so I find this post ESP amusing as a girl. Have a great day, ya’ jabroni!!
HAHA! I DO know who Rick Flair is! My brother, and sons, love wrestling! My dad, not so much 😉
Eww…icky icky Cisplatin! I’m so glad that you’re feeling better today, Ashley. As always, hugs from Indiana! 🙂
Oh my God…I am telling you the truth when I say I just saw Ric at the HT…Wooooo, AND my son saw him too and yelled out Woooo! in the store, right behind him, he turned around and just looked at us, I was totally red in the face, my son was totally psyched. Then I come home and read this post…it would have been the perfect photo op! Oh well, next time, and there will be a next time, because I too, see him everywhere in Charlotte… 🙂
What a great memory! Not only did your post make me smile so did all the comments. All I wanted to do when I was 8 yrs old was to dance with the Junkyard Dog. My dad took my brother to WWF for a Christmas present. What a fun time? My mom was so stressed because of all the foul language we heard!!
You’re too cute. Sending prayers & hugs your way Ashley. =)
Hi Ashley,
Just found your blog today via my boss. Love what I’ve read so far. You are truly an inspiration! I was diagnosed in May 2011 for stage III colon cancer. I was 41 with no family history. It has been a roller coaster ride, but I dont have to tell you that. Just want to say thanks for your perspective, I try to stay “sunny side up” even on the hard days. Keep writing, I look forward to reading your new stuff & working my way through your archives. Blessings to you for health and happiness!
~Hugs from Oklahoma
Cisplatin can darn well suck it! 🙂 I’m so happy that you’re feeling better. I hope the rest of the week provides energy, a calm tummy and lots of fun. I’ve never been a fan of wrestling but this is a funny post.
Prayers will always continue ~
xo
Pat
you’re cracking me up. i’d like to see how ric would do with cisplatin. half nelson maybe. he needs the bracelet!
Funny… I grew up in Tampa and wrestling was huge when I was a kid. We would go to the armory and sit in a 95 degree building on Saturdays. Then they would rerun it on Thursdays and you would see your self in the stands. Also grew up on Nascar. Maybe we are soul sisters. Oh yeah… my Dad loved to watch golf, just never played it.
Hope your feeling better today.
Kathy O’
“Nausea that makes your breathing labored.” Ashley, that just hurts my heart. Im so sorry you are having to go through effects that bad. Keep fighting!!! (I can’t comment on the wrestling stuff, but now that CLT is my town, I am fully engulfed in NASCAR fever!)
I am kind of new to your wonderful blog. I wish I would have found you earlier. I came across your video, and of course, lots of tears run down my eyes.
Just two months ago my sister was lovingly shaving my head upon my request as soon as my thirty inch long dark hair started falling out as a result of my chemotherapy treatment. Unlike you though, I couldn’t contain myself and cried like a baby. I am stage III breast cancer having gone through a radical mastectomy and axillary dissection. I ABSOLUTELY understand what you are going through. I am half way done with my chemo therapy treatments and it feels good to look forward to the countdown of it.
Just like you I have a husband and a wonderful little girl who is the source of all my joy and strength. As we know, we have our good days and our not so very good days, but with the certainty that this shall pass and it is only for a moment. A moment that brings so much experience and enormous amounts of strength unto our lives. Love ya! Carola
I’m so sorry that medicine makes you feel that way. Wow! What an awful way to feel. Hangover x’s100! I hope you have a better day tomorrow and you rest well.
Hugs
Okay, so all I can say is YOU’RE AWESOME! So amazed every time I check in on you. Is that ok. I check in on you, like once a week. I pray for you and I check in on you. Have a great rest of your week.
Have to laugh as my dad was a workaholic but had the idea that bonding time with me was attending big time wresting matches at huge convention centers. And he always paid for awesome seats and lots of food. As much as my dad annoyed me growing up and as much as I hate wresting, I still laugh my a$$ off when I think about our dad/daughter dates. And I saw Flair and got a hi-5 and a hooooo several times.
Ashley, I am from Charlotte and my best friend lived next door to Ric Flair and I also ended up seeing him EVERYWHERE especially Eastland mall and the airport.
I did get his autograph! I wasn’t as nice as you and just went for it! Thanks for bringing back such fun memories from my past. None of my friends would ever believe that I liked wrestling!
Glad you are better:)
So happy you’re feeling better and just had to note.. in this comment thread there are not one but two people (new to your blog) that are also fighting the good fight…Do hope you realize what a difference you’re making~ (When i first “found” you, I shared you’re blog with a dear friend who’s husband is battling lung cancer…) she said she stayed up for 30 hours straight (at her husband’s bedside in the hospital)… and she found so much hope, so much courage, so much joy from your posts…. Thank you for being you!! (and P.S….. Cisplatin…suck it!!) Xo
Thanks Danielle for reading my post and for the encouragement for those of us fighting the good fight! (I’m sure Cisplatin sucks as much as Carboplatin…)
lol, I grew up with a dad watching wrestling too 🙂 WOOOOO!!!!
Hey bravealicious! You are a wrestler and a tender beautiful soul. Sticking it to the nausea sounds like a win to me! X
(This is just commentary) Rick Flair voice & presentation style (just picture him in the ring) – “Ashley, your the HOTTEST ticket in town, this weekend, smoke will RISE, because Ashley wil be wheel’n and deel’n and feel’n better. Whoo….! Get to know her folks, she’s the real deal, the high flying, smoke rise’n, light blind’n. Whoo! What out, Oprah, she want’s your money, your fans, your trohpey, you better believe folks. WHOO.. WHOO… WHOO.. WHOOO. ” AHAH.. Tried to make it lik wrestling. Glad you are feeling better.
Holy $%^&, I saw Ric Flair this weekend in St. Petersburg, FL! We were at the bar and a woman came up and asked him what his name was and he said “R-I-C F-A-M-O-U-S!” He was great and posed for a picture. He IS everywhere. He’s probably watching me type this comment right now.
WOOOOOOOO!!!!!
One of my best friends in high school (in Charlotte, NC) lived next door to Ric Flair (in Providence Plantation). He used to yell at us when we threw parties. I also used to see him EVERYWHERE. Strange, that man.
I had a friend introduce me to him when I was 16-17 years old. I’d loved wrestling since I was ten. He went to shake my hand and all I could do was touch his arm, no sense of direction or balance, LOL! He must have thought I was out of my mind I was sooooo star struck. I cried for hours afterwards, lol
shhhh, don’t tell me son 😉