Cycle 2, Day 6: that’s the day that I stop taking Prednisone, (the P in the CHOP-R regimen).  Prednisone is a steroid, and, among other things, it makes you a little hyper and boosts appetite.  Now that I’m past dealing with the bone pain from the lymphoma (yay!), it’s amazing how obvious the difference is without the Prednisone.  Yesterday I was busy, busy, busy from before 6am to 10pm – feeling energetic, doing miscellaneous projects and eating well (despite not tasting a lot of things very well!).  Today, I’m dragging and eating doesn’t sound so good.  As Kurt Vonnegut says:

– Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions