Results are back from c diff only. It's a no....While this is good, as c diff is hard to cure (and generally horribly unpleasant), it means that the tummy issues are chemo related.
Chemo attacks rapidly diving cells. This includes hair follicles, mouth, lips, stomach, GI tract, blood cells, and (hopefully) my type of cancer.
This means it's just a side effect of the treatment. Not curable. They've put me on Zofran, which has a side effect of constipation. They are looking at other drugs that are okay for long term use that have similar side effects. There is talk of a cholesterol drug, even though my cholesterol is really good. (At least something still works.)
They asked me if I wanted to reduce my chemo treatment, back off because of the issues. I respectfully declined. I said that I'd rather have tummy issues for the rest of my life and HAVE my life than the alternative. The nurse said I should make that into a T-Shirt.
So, that's that. Chemo hates my tummy. Hopefully it hates my cancer too and is killing the cancer faster than my stomach.
Here's hoping your doctors find a way to manage the tummy issues. Love you and appreciate your sharing the good news and the ugh news too. Sending you support.
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