Day 2 Cycle 2 Chemotherapy - 14 May 2025

Day 2 - Chemotherapy Cycle 2 

SPO2 = 96

BP = 106/75
Pulse = 72
Weight = 67.9 kg

Temp : 36.2 C 

The irritating hiccups are back.  But just into the first few hours of the morning, I managed to hold my breath and invoke a choking sensation, and it managed to temporarily stop the hiccups.  Feeling a bit of a sore throat and very dry mouth this time around. Fatigue has also set in and I'm feeling quite tired.  My BP seems a bit low and requires a bit more monitoring after breakfast.

Did the self-injection of the Zarzio (filgrastim) 30ml into my tummy subcutaneous fat.  Other than the scary feeling of poking a sharp needle into myself it was a simple process.  There will be 2 more to go at around lunch time for the next couple of days.  

Felt quite lethargic after lunch and I wonder if it's the chlopromazine that I took yesterday or just the effects of the chemo kicking in.  Had a long afternoon nap, interrupted occasionally by the hiccups.  At least I know how to resolve it temporarily by the dry choke technique that holding my breath until the reflex action of triggering the diaphragm with the vomiting feeling that stops the hiccups.

Went for a short walk after dinner and did my muscle toning exercises on my biceps, triceps and leg muscles with the simple 2kg weights.  

The hiccups returned at least more than half a dozen times during the night and each time I had to use the dry choke technique to stop them.  I still have two more days of dexamethasone steriods to go, so I'm probably not going to be rid of the hiccups for another couple of days. 

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