Fatigue - not fat

As I remain in mini-chipmunk territory with my face, I can confirm only gained about six pounds during treatment. Considering the steroids, this is pretty good, although I am trying to take it off now. I am still experiencing swollen hands and throbbing feet, but not nearly as extreme as during treatment. Fatigue is still present and some brain fog. I feel like I can remember a little more, but not great concentration and clarity yet. Started a book while we were away over the holidays but haven't been able to get back to it and finish, which is a little sad. I used to read like most people eat, drink or smoke. Fatigue is still difficult. Would like to sleep late every day, instead I find myself falling sleep at 8 p.m. and waking up at 5 a.m. but tired. Would like to go back to sleep but then I have to make sure my son gets up at 6 a.m. and out to the bus at 7:45 so I can't go back to sleep until 7. Ahh, looking forward to graduation and off to college for him in a few months. By then maybe I will have more energy. Feel it is a huge accomplishment to get more than one or two things crossed-off the to-do list every day.

Must have during chemo

Yesterday was beginning of cycle 6, last carboplatinum treatment - yeah!!! 16 down, two to go, hard to believe this part will be over in two weeks, although the chemo nurse was telling me that this is really treated as a chronic disease now. So many women coming back for more and different treatments. Not fun. So last night I definitely was not feeling well, brain fog, etc. Yesterday in talking to the chemo nurse I was trying to tell her the four Fs one C concept I couldn't remember the last F - naturally that one was brain fog. Had to review my own blog to remember it. When I told her she and I got a good laugh from it. That said, during cancer, especially while on chemo, a must have is a small note pad which I carry in my purse and put by my bed to write down reminders etc. shopping lists and whatever I need because if I don't I definitely cannot remember even a minute later. Brain exhaustion.