Day 66 | Return of Tummy Trouble

Sweet Steroids, Emend, and Aloxi

The supportive therapy drugs really helps ease the transition between "chemo flu" (the day after chemo) and four days after chemo. After both treatments, the side effects seemed almost non-existent until the day these drugs wear off. For me, it's Sunday. 

Return of the Tummy Trouble

Sunday, I woke up and realized .... Oh no, the tummy trouble is back at it. I started the questran (cholesterol med) and Zofran again. It worked fairly well on Sunday, but wore off around noon today. After a call with my lovely onco nurses, I'm now allowed to / have to take the questran two times a day. Was very much hoping this tummy stuff was a weird coincidence rather than a side effect. 

Now, back to the mostly BRATY diet. 

Good news is that there is only 9 weeks (12 weeks max) of this side effect stuff from chemo round 1. I can imagine way worse things that could happen for 9 weeks.  

More Hair Loss

Getting pretty close to bald. These pictures were taken a few days apart. I have less hair than in the top one. It's much better shaved, the house looks less like we adopted a Labrador. 

Good news, this chemo seems to want to leave my eyelashes and eyebrows (next chemo is supposed to take those too).

Fatigue

The fatigue is supposed to get progressively worse. I guess I am a little tired-er than normal, but nothing crazy. Let's hope this stays at bay. 

Leggy Update

My legs are settling down. The welts have all settled into a more purple-y, bruise-y color. They are a little less painful...still feeling mostly like bruises. Hopefully, no new ones will form.

Happy Monday! That's it for now. Here's praying nothing else "exciting" occurs.