Today was long but good. I had to get up at 6AM for a 7:30 doctor’s appointment. The good thing about the 7:30 slot is that you are the first appointment of the day, so there is very little chance you will be waiting long. I met with my new primary care physician and got him read in for all that has been going on. He seems like a good doctor, and again confirmation that my surgery healing is progressing nicely. I am a little concerned that since last week I have lost another 5 pounds, but am trying to adjust my diet to compensate. Although I am still a good 40 pounds above my ideal weight, I want that extra fat available for when I have trouble eating after the chemo treatments, so for now I am working on adding some healthy additional calories to my current eating. Even with that 5 pounds, it is far better than I was doing in December, so still a vast improvement.
After the doctor’s appointment I headed into the office to work on site. It was really nice seeing everybody and all of the well wishing was comforting. With all of the positive thoughts and offers of assistance if I need it, keeping a positive outlook will be easier.
Probably the hardest thing being there was not drinking coffee. That cup of hot, dark deliciousness was one of my constant companions and on a day with many meetings after a particularly early wake up, I really missed it. I will explore some options in the decaf realm and see if I can find one that at least satisfies my taste craving, if not my caffeine desire.
I finally made the switch to decaf. After not drinking coffee for 2 weeks during the holiday break I though eh maybe I don’t need the caffeine. I will say there was some tired long days for a while there but things seemed to have evened out now at around 4 weeks no caffeinated coffee and my sleep has drastically improved.
The roast house now has Pete’s Coffee, including a decaf option, I’d check it out. Another added benefit is that two cups of coffee use to make me jittery and now I can have that many or more with no affect.