Well, hi! Sorry, I know it's been a while.

I was cruising along with treatments, thinking, okay, this isn't as bad as I was expecting. I've lost my voice completely and my sense of taste is gone too (everything tastes like salt water.) The pain in my throat was intense, but they gave me a Fentynal patch and Lortab for breakthrough pain. I have Muguard and Triplex oral meds for the mucositis (I also have Cetacain spray, which has been a Godsend.)

I got my chemo on September 21 (Wednesday) and started having diarrhea and vomiting the next day. By Sunday I hadn't been able to keep anything down for 4 days, including sips of Pedialyte....even the thought of food would start the retching and puking. The vomiting had become pretty much nonstop. Monday morning I called my bff and asked her to take me to the E.R. My electrolytes were so off that I was listed as critical. I'm also anemic and neutropenic. I was having horrible muscle spasms, and Monday night I went into respiratory arrest. Needless to say, the next week in the hospital was a blur. They tried to put in a PEG tube, but apparently my gastric bypass from 10 years ago prevented them from being able to do so. I did get a PICC line.

I am still getting my electrolyte levels checked every other day, and getting IV electrolytes at my MO office. Haven't gotten any chemo since 9/21. I'm really worried that the nausea will return when my chemo resumes....and that I'll be back in the hospital. I had my final planned rad treatment this past Friday. I believe we will start my boost on Monday (could be wrong....I can't seem to remember things lately.) It seems that I only have enough energy to sleep and get to the hospital/RO/MO.

I get my bloodwork done in the a.m., to see if I need more Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium. I'm taking oral supplements and I did get Nupogen when in the hospital. My BUN and Creatinine are both elevated, so I hope that things will start showing some improvement....I'd like to get this treatment behind me.

Mom was diagnosed with bone mets. She started her radiation treatment while I was in the hospital, and finished last week. She's in a wheelchair now. God just doesn't want to stop with us, does He?

Trying to keep my chin up. My sister's anniversary is at the end of the month. Wish we could get some good news for a change.