Blog of Random Thoughts
I realized that when I have not been feeling well I do not go downstairs to my computer and end up not writing much. I did not realize that it has been so long since I last posted something. I should have known as when there are no posts the number of emails and texts…
Last night was rough. Over the last couple of nights I have been throwing up mucous and bile at night. The kids were concerned and were asking Melanie about it. She informed them that it was due to the medication I was on and they had discussion about how medicine can be beneficial but have…
Last night I finally slept through the night without waking up because of pain. What was happening was I would wake up with mucous and start coughing and it would result in a burning sensation down my chest. Wonderful experience if you want to be awake all night. It would go away after 20-30 minutes…
On Sunday night, Melanie had trouble sleeping because of my blood pressure and she had nightmares about it. We made an appointment to talk to the nurse before my radiation appointment at the hospital, but we ran into my doctor in the hallway. He is awesome, and I am not sure if I get preferential…
Today was my last day of radiation treatment and my last oral chemo treatment for this round is tonight. This is the completion of round 3 in my treatment. I am surprised by how difficult this round was. Partially because it was not something that I could just overcome with will power. This is not…
I have not been feeling well for the last couple of weeks. I have received emails and texts asking if everything is ok since I have not written much for 13 days. I only have 6 more radiation treatments left. Last week it was my fake birthday, and my kids made sure to mention that…
Hi I have completed two weeks of radiation/oral chemo treatment now and have realized that this is much more difficult than I had anticipated. The combination of my treatments is tough. I need to take my oral medication on a full stomach at approximately 8am and 8pm each day. This requires me to eat in…
I had my radiation treatment and an appointment with the doctor today. The radiation appointment was at 10:30 while the doctor’s appointment was at 1. With the 3 hr spread I figured that I had enough time to go home and eat as I need to eat as much as I can. The appointment in…
Yesterday really hit me hard. It was a stark reminder that I have cancer and I am going through treatment. It was one of the roughest days I have had in a while. Melanie and the boys left for camping on Thursday night so I was by myself and was not feeling great at the…
Hello everyone This week I started my new round of treatment. It consists of radiation treatment every weekday for 25 days over 5 weeks and oral chemo treatment daily for the duration of the 5 weeks. So far it has been pretty smooth sailing. Talking to the nurses with both the regular symptoms are what…