That describes how Husband is reacting to the new chemo regimen - very weak, very shaky, always exhausted. According to the write up on Erbitux, the "common" side effects are:
"Changes in fingernails or toenails; constipation; cough; diarrhea; dry mouth; dry skin; eye redness or irritation; general body discomfort; headache; indigestion; mild acne; nausea; pain, swelling, or redness at the injection site; sore throat; stomach pain or upset; tiredness; trouble sleeping; vomiting; weakness; weight loss." (As described on http://www.drugs.com/sfx/erbitux-side-effects.html).
Husband has been hit with the general body discomfort, tiredness, weakness, weight loss. He has generally had trouble sleeping, so no help there with this new chemo regimen either. So far have avoided the other side effects, and I keep praying they WON'T affect him at all.
It is truly awful to see him like this. Husband has always been such an energetic, get-up-and-go person, but it looks like his "get-up-and-go" has "got up and gone". In the end, if it works, it will have all been worth it, but, right now, while suffering through all this, neither of us can see any light at the end of the tunnel yet. I just pray that the cancer WILL be destroyed by the Erbitux/Camptosar combination, and that the CEA will start going down AND keep ON going down, down, down. I don't know what we will do if that does not happen. It is just heart-breaking to see him like this, and the worst part is there is not a damn thing I can do in all this.
Please keep praying for Husband, keep him in your thoughts, and pray that the cancer will be beaten and he will be well again.
Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY.
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