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Posted by karens on 3/31/2009, 5:35 am
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Hi,
Hope things are okay with all you ladies. Just giving an update on my medical situation. I have had a ruff go of it; pretty much have been sick since an hour after having the treatment last Wednesday. The Doctor said that the Abraxeon is the culprit, it is the Chemo drug I am on, The Avastin there is not much of any side effects with it, I know the combination of both these treatments are to shrink the tumors, so I pray to the lord it works.. I was so nauseated the first 3 days. I stayed in the bed or couch at Chris's about the whole time I was at her house, came home today about 1:30 p.m. Lets see it is 9:45 and I feel a half descent. Feel okay on Tuesday, then time for the next treatment, but I hope it will be easier each week.
This makes you very fatiqued and can not even explain how tired this chemo makes you. The two things that scares me is the bleeding, my nose already was bleeding on Saturday for about half an hour, guess ya have to use an electric shaver to shave, because it does something to the clotting in your body. The 2nd thing is I have my blood drawn every week to watch my white-blood count. Nueropathy is a side effect that comes with Abraxeon, it is where at it worst as it builds to that point you feet and legs burn, it is hard to be on your feet or have shoes on, I had it with the first cancer and it really hurts. Joint, Muscle & bone pain. It is just so hard to have to go thru all this again. I know after I go thru all this treatment, I will be on some kind of chemo pill for the rest of my life, where I hope will keep me in remission for a long time after this.
I have the treatment again this Wednesday, I am going to go, for treatment.
I willl probably be up at moms Wednesday night, Thursday and possibly Friday
But I am drinking Danactive daily, eating Activa Yougurt, taking pottasium, and a multi-vitamin a day, so I hope that helps keep my system built up.
Ready for the nice weather to come and stay, it has been so cold the last few evenings.
God Bless Ya
Karen Summers
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