The return of Chemo Brain
I had my final appointment with my oncologist recently. He is great - very intelligent and caring, if a little bit socially awkward at times - but sometimes his biases are obvious. "So, how are you feeling?" he asked. It's a pretty standard question and to be fair everyone I have seen recently has asked me this same question in one form or another. I think it springs from an abundance of caring about me (or about others in general) coupled with recognition that I have come through some pretty harrowing stuff to get where I am today. I respect the people who ask me this question too much to not be honest. "Physically I'm doing pretty well," I told him. "I have a little bit of neuropathic tingling in my hands and feet and some loss of dexterity but my energy level is good and I'm back at the gym. My brain is not recovering as quickly though; I have frequent lapses in memory and cognition." "Well, you've been through a lot this ye