greetings from COH???? yes, on Tuesday of this week I ended up with severe side effects from my treatment on Friday, October 7th which was an increased dose of Methotrexate chemo. Well, the Dr. admitted that this dose was too much for my body,Saturday & Sunday good days, played some pool Saturday and went to the Swap Meet on Friday with a friend. Came home and was tired and decided to take it easy the rest of the day. Well, I woke up on Monday with a fever, throwing up, and throat pain for the whole day and after realizing that it wasn't getting better at home, we headed into the Clinic hoping to get what I needed for the nausea and possibly some blood and then be able to go HOME, instead I ended up being admitted and on my favorite 3 floor for antibiotic treatment and mouth care.
Since I have been here I haven't been able to eat. I have had the same symptoms up until yesterday, when the throwing up finally lessened. I have lesions/sores from on end to the other and this is the worse case of them that I have had. My throat is so swollen that I can't talk and am unable to take any pills and I have scabs on my lips, gums and even my eyelid. All of my medications have to be IV. The antibiotics cause me to get what that call Clostridium difficile or C diff & mucositis (you can click on those if you are curious) c diff is basically and infection in my stomach which causes another whole set of issues on top of the ones that I already have. It seems like the circle, never ending. Treat one problem, create another treat that problem create another problem, and so on and so on. To add even more to the situations it looks like I will be here for at least another week! This is truly what they mean when you see a CANCER SUCKS bracelet or sign.
Today, the fever is gone as is the nausea and I am looking forward to my throat getting better so I can start eating again and then get the heck out of here.
Just want to say "Sorry, to my Tuesday and Wednesday night Pool Team. I let you down and I want you to know that I am sorry that I haven't been there." Send me a text or FB me with how we do this week. I look forward to playing soon.
This is one of those "not so good news" blogs, just wanted to keep you up to date on this journey.
Peace.
Here are my numbers:
WBC 1.6
RBC: 2.54
Hemoglobin: 8.8
Platelets: 53
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