Just a quick update to let you know how I am doing physically.
The side effects of the chemo are still lingering. The cold is still causing neuropathy in my hands and feet. I am able to drink cold drinks, but can't hold the cold glass for very long before my fingers start to hurt. While it is slowly getting better, it is still very annoying. Being back in NYC, I feel it especially at night. I'll wake up and the neuropathy will be bothering me. So I go back and forth from being hot and taking the blankets off, to being cold and pulling the covers back over me.
The fatigue is also still bothering me. A couple of weeks ago I went to see my oncologist and had to be given a shot of Neuprogen to bring my blood levels back up (white and red blood cells were low). Hopefully this too will pass and I'll start to get some energy back.
The last side effect that keeps bothering me is a metallic taste on my tongue that has lingered for awhile now. Fortunately, it does not keep me from being able to taste food, it's just in between eating or drinking that is when it is annoying.
As for doctor visits, this Tuesday, we will be heading to Omaha, NE. Wednesday morning we will be meeting with Dr. Loggie, a surgeon and specialist in PMP to see what he might suggest for our next steps. I'm not looking forward to more traveling, but hopefully we'll get some good news.
I was also scheduled to get a second opinion from another medical oncologist, but I have to get more of my medical records to her, so that meeting is postponed until April 13th.
Well, that's it for now. I'll post again after we meeting with the surgeon.
Have a great holiday.
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