As most of you know, I'm getting pretty sick of this (not from this) chemo regiment of every week all summer, but yesterday, I got a reprieve from the weekly stuff (that targeted drug that is causing all the rash and itching and overall dry skin)so I don't have to have it next Wednesday either.
I went into my appointment with Dr. Londer without makeup on my face so he could see how bad it really is, (even with the antibiotics I'm taking to make it better) hoping he'd take pity on me. Well, I guess the drug information says that if the side effects get to this point, they can suspend them....at least for awhile and then restart at a lesser dose. Londer already had that planned before I got there, so I could have put my makeup on and still got the reprieve....silly me.
As I expected he wants to do one more round of chemo in September before I go to Mayo and have my CT scan and see that oncologist there. I think he may already have gotten a letter from Mayo stating that I was coming and asking for information about my treatment.
Evidently all my blood work looked good, and another problem I haven't been writing about is also looking much better but I wonder about his statement: "It looked a lot less inflamed than the last time" but he wasn't the one who looked at it the last and only time...so what does he know. Evidently Heather did a good job of describing it in her report of my last visit when Londer was on vacation. It's now completely gone, but does seem to be getting better, and stopping the targeted drug will help that too.
All in all is was a good visit with Londer and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I did take a nap for about 2 hours after I got home, and then had lots of problems going to sleep last night....I know I looked at the clock at 2 and then 4 before the alarm went off at 8. I was up for about 1/2 hour after 2 and took another pill that is supposed to help with sleep....but that evidently didn't work till 4 or after. I do feel rested somewhat this morning, and realize that the first night after chemo day 1 I always have problems sleeping. We'll see what tonight brings, and I don't have anything big planned for today to make me extra tired.
It will be interesting to see, if any, what a difference missing the targeted drug will make.
Now on to the thank you's to all of you that have been praying for me through all of this. When everyone tells me I look good, I know that is the prayers bolstering me, and everyday I have luncheon or dinner dates, or even just a short email, I know the prayers are working. I won't know about the spots for sure till September 20, but I know all you "Spot removers" have been praying extra hard to rid them from my lungs, and I don't know how I'll ever be able to Thank all of you enough for sticking with me through it all. It's kind of been four years of constant problems and obstacles that I've managed to get though with Sonshine and prayers, and that Light is at the end of the tunnel. Love and prayers, m
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