Yesterday I had my periodontist appointment to get my teeth cleaned. It is no where near as painful as it use to be in the past when I started. They are quite accommodating with their cancer patients and will try and make the appointments within my small windows of availability. I appreciate the care that they take in regards to that. My hygienist offered to alter her hours to make sure that I would be seen. She is fantastic and she has been the gentlest one I have had so far. I have also noticed that I know a lot of people that go there as well. The periodontist had come in and we chatted and I mentioned that I only took off 5 days for the cancer treatment. He said he was not surprised because I was Asian and we tend to deal with things like this as it is all mental. We discussed meditation and he sent me information on transcendental meditation. A lot of this is mental and it is a powerful how your mindset impacts you. This was something that we agree on.
I mentioned that I had a flat and required a new tube. I brought my tire in today to get my tube changed as it is surprisingly difficult when you have the strength of a 5 year old. It was done quickly and I chatted with the staff a bit. They were surprised on how well everything was going and suggested I be a positive speaker for cancer. I miss going to the store and just chatting with the staff. They have always been very nice to our family even though some think they are rude on reviews.
As soon as I came home, Xavier asked if we were going for a bike ride. I tried to say no, but we ended up going for a ride around the block. He is getting much better and faster and was able to bike up a fairly steep hill and down our street keeping up with me for the most part. I was a bit nervous going down the hill as I thought he would get scared and do something foolish and possibly get hurt. It went well though. He has also done practice runs in the backyard down the hill. Soon we will be able to go on some rides through trails in the forest.
Things are getting a bit easier every day. The food thing is getting a bit harder every day as I have come to realize that consistently maintaining the routine is difficult when you get sick and tired of eating the same thing every day. Right now eating eggs again is not too bad, so next week I may switch to mini-quiches for breakfast. I am sick and tired of cream of wheat right now and oatmeal. The things that I have experienced though is minor compared to what others have gone through. As it was time for mid-week cleaning and taking garbage and green bin out I assisted Mel. By the time I was done I was quite exhausted. I did not realize that biking and doing chores would wipe me out so much. I think that it is also because I may not be eating enough to accommodate for my increased exercise. I should be increasing my caloric intake but it is difficult right now. When I weighed myself today my weight was below 200 for the first time at 199.8. It is a small fluctuation but I need to figure out how to increase calories with the increased exercise.
Quoc Hao