Fifth round of chemo yesterday. Blood count was good and my weight is up to 78.4kg. Some say it's the steroids, I say it's the good food - maybe a mix of both?
Results of the CT scan (done last Wednesday) were good. The tumors have reduced in size, so the chemo is having a positive affect. Still struggling to work out when will be the best time to have our family trip o/s. The chemotherapy treatment I'm on has a failure rate of 10.6 months, i.e. statistically at 8 months patients have a 70% success rate with the chemo, at 9 months it usually drops to 50%. I am concerned the longer I leave our trip, the more risk there is of the tumors growing again.
At the moment, physically, I have a tight, dry throat, feeling nauseous, nose runny. Have that visual effect where my centre vision is blurry. Happens each treatment for 24-36 hours.
Thank you to everyone who leaves messages on the blog. I do appreciate them. I'm sorry I can't respond individually. You mean a lot to me. Keep the messages flowing.
Blessings - Ray.