last week of rads

a1phil
a1phil Member Posts: 29
in Esophageal Cancer #1
I am starting my last week of radiation monday. last infusion of oxyplatin monday also. 2 more weeks 24-7 of 5fu. still not very many side effects no rash from rad yet. I have been blessed so far, I feel very fortunate. Just real tired and the days seem to get away from me before I can get anything done. The time has passed very quickly . I have ct sched. may 19,see Dr Orringer may 31, surgery june 19. I hope and pray everything goes as planned. I am ready to take this beast on mano e mano. phil & Dianne

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  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,392 Member
    #2
    It is great to see the end in sight!!!
    Phil,

    I am sure it is great to be able to see the end of the radiation therapy and chemotherapy in sight. I know when I did my chemo 18 weeks seemed like forever when I started. I was soooo happy to get rid of the 5 FU pump!!! After 18 weeks of having that thing around, after I got rid of it I would get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and reach for the pump because I let it sit on the night stand next to the bed and I because used to reaching for it when I got up.

    I hope your CT scan shows that things are clear.


    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams
    McCormick, South Carolina

    DX 10/22/2009 T2N1M0 Stage IIB
    12/03/2009 Ivor Lewis
    2/8 through 6/14/2010 Adjuvant Chemo Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU
    Two year survivor

    Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!
  • BMGky
    BMGky Member Posts: 621
    #3
    paul61 said:

    It is great to see the end in sight!!!
    Phil,

    I am sure it is great to be able to see the end of the radiation therapy and chemotherapy in sight. I know when I did my chemo 18 weeks seemed like forever when I started. I was soooo happy to get rid of the 5 FU pump!!! After 18 weeks of having that thing around, after I got rid of it I would get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and reach for the pump because I let it sit on the night stand next to the bed and I because used to reaching for it when I got up.

    I hope your CT scan shows that things are clear.


    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams
    McCormick, South Carolina

    DX 10/22/2009 T2N1M0 Stage IIB
    12/03/2009 Ivor Lewis
    2/8 through 6/14/2010 Adjuvant Chemo Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU
    Two year survivor

    Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!

    Our sentiments exactly
    Paul said it all. Glad to hear you are moving onto the next phase. Best wishes for success. BMGky

    Wife of two year survivor.
  • Ginny_B
    Ginny_B Member Posts: 532
    #4
    Wow! Keep up the good work!
    Wow! Keep up the good work! If you get tired, just rest rest and rest more! You can do this!
  • JReed
    JReed Member Posts: 428
    #5
    Sounding good~
    Hi Phil and Dianne:

    Sounds .

    like you are doing quite well handling your treatment - yay for you! We will be pulling for you and hoping all things are right where they should be for your surgery. It probably seems a ways away - but it will go faster than you think it will. It is probably hard for you to walk that 3 miles a day - but hopefully you are able to do at least a little bit - it really does help.

    Don gets stronger each day - it's hard to see the progress when you're together 24/7 but when I look back a week, I realize how far he has come. So far, he has had no issues with eating - he is avoiding sugar as much as possible. He is literally eating by the clock - something every 2 hours and he drinks gatorade in between meals. We just carry snacks and gatorade wherever we go. He has even went with me a couple times grocery shopping!

    Thanks for posting to let us know how you are doing and we're sending you postive mojo for continued good luck!

    Hugs and FEC,
    Judy

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