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Lingering side

  • anicholaou
  • Sep 8, 2025
  • 1 min read

I would like to say that I don’t have any but unfortunately there are a few.


The brain fog hasn’t lifted yet. My thoughts are a bit scrambled, sometimes words and getting them out coherently is hard. Sometimes I forget things - more so than a normal 53 year old


Food tastes different and things I used to like don’t taste that good anymore.


Bone pain and tingling sometimes happen. This has gotten better as time has gone on.


Sleep is also something that has changed. I don’t sleep well at night and by 3 I hit a wall and take a nap most days.


I have to remember that I was given the chemo drugs for 6 months - then recovered just enough for surgery and now I am 7 weeks out from surgery. These things take time to heal

 
 
 

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