58. Chemo The legging fairies strike again!

This last week or so I have been plagued by legging fairies.  They showed up after I started walking outside again.  I think they hitched a ride in on my clothing, on my leggings to be precise.   They are not harmful, just sneaky.  There are no encounters when I am walking or lying in bed, only when I am sitting on a dining room chair.  I will be sitting on the chair minding my own business and just like that they will almost imperceptibly ride up the back of my legs and then shoot down into my ankles like they are on a down-elevator joy-ride.  I have been trying to catch one so I could show you.  But so far, no luck.

So I mentioned this to my oncologist.  She cast a sideway glance at my husband.  I could tell what she was thinking: "Poor guy!  I wonder what all he has to put up with?".  Then she turned to me and asked me point blank if I had been indulging in any alcohol lately.  I was taken aback.  Again she looked me straight in the eye and asked if I had considered taking medication for anxiety.  I stammered that I did not need any.

So in light of that conversation I did not dare mention the claw devils that used to pester me during previous treatments.  And pester they did!  They would fling my dominant hand into the shape of a claw for no reason at all, except to amuse themselves. They would also make me drag my legs a bit.  Now this would have been half tolerable had they had a decent sense of timing, say, for Halloween, but no!  They decided to appear afterwards.  In addition they made it impossible for a day or two after chemo treatment for me to use my hands and get dressed and undressed by myself.  Even this would have been acceptable as it had the potential to put some spice back into a 39-year old marriage! 😉 Except again, their timing was off, way off!

I no longer get plagued by claw devils.  Ok.  Maybe a tiny bit off and on.  And the legging fairies I can handle, so life is good!  

No major post till Easter Monday.  I am working on an interesting post on breast health for after Easter.  Happy Easter everyone!  Take care!