Postby Phil in Az » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:29 pm
cats,
You can chalk my absence up to good ol' chemo-brain. This summer proved to be a lot more of a challenge (thanks to cancer/chemo) than i thought it would be. I had to battle some demons, get on an antidepressant, get some counselling etc etc... But now things are much better, just ask my wife!!!
I have completed 8 out of 12 chemo rounds w/ very minimal side effects. a little diahrea and fatigue mostly. If all would go on schedule i'd be done w/ chemo in mid november.
However - I got a scare yesterday when getting my oxiliplatin. All of a sudden my face turned red as a tomato, my hands, mouth, and feet became incredibly itchy, and i developed red blotches all over. So they stopped all the chemo, gave me saline, benadryl, and a steriod all of which made a HUGE difference within 15-20 minutes or so.
But now that i had this allergic reation to the oxi, i don't think they're give it to me anymore. I meet w/ my onc next monday to see where we go from here. So much for being done w/ chemo by Thanksgiving.
The good things are that my blood counts are all good. WBC's got low for a while, nothing to be concerned about. And my CEA has been at 0.4 for months now.
And you?
-philly