ONE WEEK DOWN of the double rads plus chemo and now am on the 'off' week trying to regroup.

The treatments were no big deal at all but now the side effects are starting to show their ugly head a bit (after 10 rad treatments). The chemo part of the treatments have caused me no real problems yet (knock on wood there) but the Rad treatments are a different matter. Starting to get this steady flow of mucus like someone turned a faucet on. Then it will go a way for a bit....then back at it again. A major nusiance and why don't I think it will get any easier??

My WHOLE GOAL on this 'off' week is to try and find some sort of 'comfort zone' and experiment on things that will help make life a bit easier and to help prep me for the next run at it.

I'm definetly open for ideas here..............

One thing that's becoming apparent is I may need to seriously look into the 'peg' thing and soon. Swallowing has become a major challenge. Plus, the food I can get down (with major effort) is starting to really taste terrible. I mean it's kind of like I took a salt shaker...took off the cap and dumped the whole thing over my meal. YUK CITY!!! This combo of bad taste and hard to swallow is fast becoming a double edge sword that makes you have NO DESIRE WHATSOEVER to eat AT ALL. I just flat do not want to swallow anything....even water. And, that could be very detrimental to the healing plan and cause some major complications to develope I'm sure.

At least with a 'peg' I should be able to plan out and institute constant program to get the nourishment and WATER.

Now, to see how to 'fit it around' the ongoing treatment schedule without interupting it.

I'm being able to handle the drive back and forth so far no problem. Then again, it's only been ONE week.