Craig has now had 1 chemo and 4 radiation treatments. He has had some nausea which is mostly managed by the drugs at this point.
He has two symptoms I am not sure about.
First, he keeps getting chills. When I told the nurse she suggested he might actually be feverish so I took his temperature the next time it happened, 93.6F, so it is a bit low. Is this normal?
Second, he says everything tastes like it has fat on it. Is this just part of the taste buds starting to not work properly, or something else? He still has saliva.
We're still new to this and haven't met with the oncologist since treatment started.
Marina, wife of Craig, 52 former smoker/drinker quit 9 years ago. dx Feb 2008, SCC Stage 4a Tongue with mets to left and right neck lymph nodes. Cisplatin x 3 and concurrent IMRT x 35 (scheduled to end May 1/08) We have two children, 3 and 2, and #3 is on the way. |