Yesterday my health insurance switched over and I had my first insurance covered appointment at Moores Cancer Center at UCSD. I met with the same oncologist as I had talked to before. The plan is to get the last chemo infusion at Moores on Friday. I will probably not get Avastin (Bevacizumab) on Friday. I cannot get the next surgery before eight weeks after the last Avastin infusion, so he’d like to cut that one out on the last cycle…
Why is it that every time I get an additional compound to relieve or mend side effects – that compound adds additional side effects? I have for three days gotten injections with growth factor to stimulate white blood cell growth – since my white blood cell count was too low last week. Additional side effects now are more fatigue, dizziness, sore throat and more hot flashes. Luckily I have not gotten bone pain – which was the side effect the…
Guest blogger James here. Today there has been much debate over the size of rice grains. It’s not that we are losing our collective quarantine minds, but if you really look at them (and I did) then you start to see quite a bit of differences in rice grain size. And color. And shape. Anyway- it is important in our house as this is the calibration for RSO dosage for Stine. On days where she has low symptoms, she gets…
Not much to say today either. I’ve been mostly flat on the couch today. Very tired. The neuropathy is not too bad this time. I’ve had a few hot flash episodes today – according to my oncologist they are due to the chemo and not lack of estrogen. When the hot flashes roam through me after a while it feels like none of my limbs or my head is screwed on right. Very uncomfortable. After three days flat the dreadlock…
Yesterday after getting the chemo infusion I did not get the same side effect kick as previous cycles. I got an 80% dose and I have found some side effect reducing tricks. Hard to say which has the greatest impact but it doesn’t matter as long as the side effects are milder. Today I am tired and low on energy. I have only had faint pain and cramps in my legs and a few mild cases of cramps and tingling…