not a stroke

i'm reliably informed that i've posted about the effects of a stroke.

... but not about having a stroke.

i still won't re-read. can't remember, either

... so i ask deb:

definitely not a stroke

... *not* damage to my brain.

my brain swells, presumably the right side where a bit is missing.

this swelling could have caused headaches. I could vaguely imagine a headache, 0.5 on a one to ten scale.

what the swelling did do, was to prevent control of the left side of my body. could not roll over nor lift myself up.

nope. now i cant remember. not clearly.

i do remember talk of ... chewing, swallowing, "like" a stroke. but no (new) brain damage. just swelling.

does the swelling make me tired? j thought that was due to cancer growing in my brain stem.

my 3-weekly chemo (eg today) may slow the cancer.

daily dex reduces the swelling. it is also an "upper" so should wake me up.

deb watches me to see how tired i am, sometimes i can barely keep my eyes open even when "awake".

the cancer doc suggests changes to daily dex dosages -- based on keeping me awake.  deb then feeds me more or less dex.

nope.

i have no idea what swollen brain has to do with any of this.

... dex reduces the swelling. why do i need that? no idea.

i do know that i wake and sleep at odd hours. i have always done that.

I know that my fuse is short. I am permanently angry, nothing to do with cancer.

now that i think about it:

... cancer in brain stem will kill me.

... brain is swelling for reasons of its own.

... definitely no stroke, just some similar symptoms.

... i dont remember, dont know, what is going on.

So i dont worry about it. not about the cancer, that is.

non-cancer worries are more serious.

and cause more worry

... and require more action... and wondering, what to try next.

on the internet no-one can see the crayons in my nose

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http://notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com
dying for you to read it :-)

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Dr Nick Lethbridge
Consulting Dexitroboper