Return of the killer cramps: level 10

Contractions. Agony. Writhing on the floor. This hasn’t happened in 2 months but it’s definitely reared it’s ugly head today. Which one of you put a hex on me for my April 1st post? The karma bus definitely ran me over with this one. I’m truly suffering.

The day started out normal as I expected. Although 3 1/2 hours isn’t an ideal amount of sleep it’s quite a bit more then I’ve been getting. Had a chocolate Ensure shake for lunch. Sat back in my recliner perched on my Boppy pillow and was ready to wait out the day for tomorrows Chemo hook up.

About an hour later wrath flew into the door and burrowed inside of my guts. This pain is like a tearing, twisting, over pressurized bottled explosion. I’ve been laid out on the floor most of the day. I’m even balled up right now in the bathroom as I’m typing this. As intense as this pain is, and the ungodly amount of time that it continues to persist I know I’ll get through this just as I have gotten through everything else up to this point.

Current at home treatment regiment for this current side effect will be 15 mg of morphine, a steroid to reduce inflammation, a cortisone suppository to further reduce inflammation, and Hyoscyamine for the actual cramping itself. So far the medley of medication is failing it’s job but I just started round two so we’ll see how that goes.

Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll be over in the corner whimpering like an abused dog in a Chinese restaurant. #PleaseDontEatMe