I’ve been totally remiss about posting to my blog lately, primarily because although I’ve been back at work lately, the last thing I want to do is get back on the computer when I get home.
Time for an update though. I’ve started my second round of chemo treatments and the regimen this time is for me to receive two types of chemo: oxyplatin and 5FU. I get a three-hour dose of oxyplatin once every two weeks at the cancer center and then I get a back of 5FU to carry around for 2 days. The side effects from the 5FU are the same as before: burning hands, mouth sores, and nausea. However the side effects from the oxplatin are extreme sensitivity to cold on my finger-tips and toes, tingling in the same, and nausea.
The first treatment was on the 14th of September and by Sunday evening, I was nauseated like I’ve never felt before. I didn’t go to work on the following Monday because of the nausea. I went to work on Tuesday but Marcia called the cancer center and told them I was still pretty sick so they had me come for a couple hours of IV fluids. The rest of the week was pretty difficult as well because of the nausea.
This past week (Wednesday?) I developed some severe rectal pain and the swelling in my incision/abdominal area increased dramatically overnight so we called Dr. Anderson and he wanted to see me right away. Got in on Thursday and after an exam, he wanted me to have a CT-scan on Friday because he was concerned I might have another obstruction. However, the results came back negative, which was a huge relief.
Dr. Huff postponed my chemo treatments until next Friday to give me a chance to heal a little longer.
