Aching Ankles

Today was chemo. Just chemo. I chose this image of my new shoes for today’s post to go with my newest symptom from chemo: big, fat swollen, aching ankles. Apparently, water retention can be a symptom of chemo, and my ankles prove it. Ugh. I have been noticing swollen ankles throughout this week. It was weird; I had NO symptoms from my last chemo/immunotherapy infusion, not even my typical nausea. But I was developing these larger ankles. Then, after chemo today, they ballooned up and started aching pretty good. I am having trouble wearing socks even. I thought it was weird that my ankles were getting bigger this week when I have finally started losing some weight. So, I am elevating and drinking tons of water and herbal tea in hopes of reducing the swelling. I am really hoping this is a symptom of chemo and not immunotherapy, too, so it will go away once I stop chemo in a couple weeks. I have lost my hair, my eyebrows and my eyelashes, so I am not liking my appearance lately, but those things don’t bother me too badly; for some reason, my swollen face and ankles kinda do. I will get on the treadmill tomorrow in hopes that moving my legs will help?? Until then, I am glued to the couch with my legs on top of an upside down box with two pillows on it, a cup of tea in one hand and a bottle of water in the other … fightin’ like a girl.