Hello again, my old friends: hair loss and night sweats.
Taking a shower last night again felt like a scene from Stephen King’s Carrie or Firestarter. As I moved my hands across my head, my hair came off in clumps of patchy black and gray. I was so very thankful that I’d been keeping my head stubble-short.
Sleeping from 11:30 PM to 1:15 AM, I awoke to my T-shirt, boxers, and shorts wet straight-through in a cool, damp sweat. A “Ken-shaped outline” was in our bed sheets.
The last time I had night sweats, I was getting them several times a night at Virginia Hospital Center. and again at home. This has been my first at Hopkins.
I’m wide-awake again at 1:40 AM. I’ll try to sleep again in a bit, but I’ll definitely need to change my night clothes and our bedding in the morning. My pillowcase is covered in hair as well.
Ken, I cannot imagine what you are going through. My ride so far has been less than pleasant relatively low impact compared to yours and I hopefully you’re one day closer to going home healthy with each passing day.