Sunday, June 21, 2009

Chemo #5 aftermath: Brief update

Well, this time round, the dreaded diarrhoea has struck. Taking today as an example, Husband has hardly eaten anything:
- meds at 7am
- a bowl of Quaker oats at 8am
- NO lunch
- meds at 3pm
- a cup of tea and 2 small slices of fruit cake at 4pm
- a small bowl of chilli con carne at 8pm
- meds at 10pm
- a small snack at 11pm.

And YET he has had to make a run for it at least 10 times today! It is completely out of proportion to his intake! If it continues through the night I will be giving him an anti-diarrhoea pill that the oncologist had prescribed in case he did get this unfortunate side-effect.... sigh...

He is totally exhausted, totally lacking in energy, and has hardly any appetite. Having said that, he is still quite upbeat in mood, ever since we got the last blood test results which showed that the cancer marker is finally on the downturn.

Well, hopefully he will stop 'trotting' soon and get some REST. In the meantime, all of you, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

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