Well, this round of chemo seems to have hit Mom a lot harder than the other rounds have.
Mom has had a lot of muscle and joint pain, and it has moved into her wrists, elbows and lower limbs. So she has been taking a lot of trips into the hot tub. So she is going to talk to Dr. Pansegrau about getting something for this the next time around.
She has also had a lot of fatigue this time, so Mom has spent a lot of time sleeping. Mom has also had some nausea (thankfully no throwing up though) and another not so pleasant side effect. . . . Well you get the idea… thankfully they both seem to have disappeared.
Mom has been fighting a bit of a cold for the last couple weeks and it doesn’t seem to want to go away. She’s been taking some Cold-FX and getting lots of rest but nothing seems to be working. .Hopefully it will go soon. She has also had a bit of neuropathy in her fingers (tingling and/or numbness in her fingers). This is also a side effect from the chemo that she was told by other’s could happen.
Mom goes in for a CT scan on Nov. 4 at 9:30 to see if any of the tumors have shrunk. She will get the results on the 10, so I will update you all on that when it happens. Mom is also going to get a flu shot on Nov 10-this is free for her as it is a must for cancer patients and also because Brian is diabetic.
Mom, Ryan and I headed out to a pumpkin patch this past weekend to go pick out a couple pumpkins. We took a hayride down to the field and we all had a ton of fun walking around. We did get to the patch about 30 minutes before it opened so we thought we were going to have to sit and wait, however; we got invited into the barn to watch all the cows come in to eat. Ryan LOVED it and for the rest of the day, all I heard was “tows, tows, tows”. I will add some pictures from our adventure.
Mom also took a trip out to her office on Wednesday to go visit. She had a great visit with everyone and got some “goodies” (as Mom put it) from one of the girls.
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5 comments:
I read an article online yesterday (on ctv.ca, not sure if you can search to find it again) saying that chemotherapy seems to be more effective for people that exhibit side effects than for people that don't, so maybe the presence of side effects show that the chemo is working?
You looked great Wed morning, it was wonderful to see you again.
Cheers,
Bonnie W.
Hi there! I spent some time on the way in on Wed with Mom/Roni and she said apart from the achy joints she was feeling very good. I thought she expressed that she was feeling better than before albeit a bit of a cold hanging on. We had a good visit on the way in and caught up on things with everyone. It was wonderful to see you Roni and you know I loves ya and am in awe of your courage. You are an incredible lady to know.
Janice
Hi Roni,
Sorry to find out that you're feeling a little worse for wear this time around... You hadn't mentioned anything about it to me online, so I thought everything was good, except for a couple trips to the hottub that you commented on.
I'm glad that you're going to ask the doc for something to help ease the pain - there's no point in suffering thru it if you don't have to.
I hope Bonnie's right about the side effects meaning that the chemo is working it's magic. We all want you to get better, and to feel better.
Take care, and love ya! See you, hopefully, sooner than later!
Hello Roni, sorry to read that you are having side affects, and I'm sure the cooler weather doesn't help. I hope doctor can give you something to lessen the pains. I haven written much as I've had the hand surgery, but read and keep updated. Stay strong and hope the hot tub is some relief, you are in my thoughts everyday. Sandra Erickson
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