Postby annieliz » Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:21 pm
Thanks, zephyr. I guess I should report every side effect, which I have been pretty good at documenting every day. I just don't know if finger tingling and hand spasms that last until about day 5 is considered worrisome or just a mild side effect. I read somewhere today that your experience with your first treatment is an indicator of how well you will tolerate the full treatment. I had virtually no side effects with my first treatment, and I am only going for 8, but I will definitely take your advice and report everything.
Resistance bands are a great idea, and I am sure I have some around my house that my kids used to use for physical therapy for their various athletic injuries. I also have access to trainers at work, so I will talk to them to see if they have some routines they can give me.
Rob - don't be demoralized! My yoga teachers don't do any weight training - just body weight stuff, like handstands, which I can't do, and arm balances. They have amazing arm muscles! It's weird that I have basically abandoned my yoga practice since my diagnosis. I haven't been swimming either. It's like those things are a part of my old life and I get kind of sad thinking about it.
Gina, Al, Mike, horizon, Dionca and Rob - thanks for all of your tips. Had some tasty locally raised meat tonight for protein, and instead of beer, I treated myself to some organic, locally produced chocolate milk. Delicious!
Have a good night, everyone!
annieliz
66 Female
7/15/19 Colonoscopy
7/26/19 DX: Rectal Adenocarcinoma
CEA 8/8/19-1.9, 12/6/19-2.3, 2/28/20-1.7, 11/27 - 1.9, 2/10/21 - 1.5
8/16/19 - 11/23/19 FOLFOX - 8 rounds
10/9 flex sig ~30% shrinkage 11/27/19-a bit more shrinkage
Neulasta 9/29/19, 10/27/19, 11/24/19
25 days Xeloda and radiation 12/17/2019 - 1/22/20
Robotic LAR 4/14/20 - clear margins - 0/15 nodes
Temp ileostomy - Reversal 7/15 - minor LARS
10/19/20 - clear colonoscopy
2/10/21 - clear CT