Hi everybody,

Thank you so much for your replys and support. I fully understand that it will get much more difficult before it gets better. 20 years ago, I broke 4 vertabrae in my neck and was told that I might not be able to get out of a wheelchair. Today, I am about 98% functional with some small areas that still bother me. I am a survivor and a fighter and am going to beat this.

When i started my 2nd week of radiation, I wasnt feeling well, i was feeling tired, discombobulated and i was spasming something awful. Well I told my doctor this and they checked my labs. My creatinine was thru the roof and I was almost totally dehydrated. They admitted me on Tuesday and sent me home on Friday with my numbers coming back towards normal. I know that with cisplatin, this could happen, but thought that I was hydrating myself enough. I guess I wasnt. Well my next chemo session is on the 11th and we are talking about doing it as an in patient so that I can be hydrated for at least 24 hours and not have this problem again.

Im starting to get that sore throat that I was told about and not having fun with it. Have all of you had to get the feeding tube as your treatment went on?