Half way done!!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to pop in and update...

Thursday I had my second chemo and Friday I had rad # 17 of 35. I think as far as symptoms go, I'm holding my own. Saliva is non-existence but luckily I have almost no pain (yet). I did end up with thrush with was not pleasant at all but once it cleared, back to no pain! I had some issues with my blood counts after chemo #1 and ended up hospitalized for 5 days with a neutropenic fever but a unit of blood and 2 shots of nupogen and all was well. Chemo #2 was reduced by 25 % in an attempt to prevent the previous issues but they assure me it still a high enough dose to do the job.

The enlarged lymph node on the left side of my neck is unable to be felt anymore and the largest one on the right is done to the size of a pebble! I have had some trouble keeping up with adequate amount of nutrition, not because it hurts but because everything just tastes blah. Luckily, my onc doc set me up with a feeding pump at night and it takes care of the bulk of the nutritional needs and then throughout the day, I take in as much food and drink as I can manage to keep the swallow working. Seems to be working out great for now!

Running a marathon is certainly out of the question right now, but I am able to still keep up with the day to day chores and running after my kids for the most part. I doubt I will feel this good as the journey wears on but for now I'm trying to enjoy what I can!!

Hope this helps the new members coming on as everyone helped me when I joined here scared and unsure. One day at a time...