At the last chemo, Husband was administered two drugs - Erbitux first (this is the one that causes pain!!), followed by Camptosar. And the 2 weeks following that he was in a HUGE amount of pain and really suffered.
This time round, in addition to the above 2 drugs, he was also administered Zometa (which is targetted at the cancer in the bones) which he has been having every alternate treatment anyway. It turns out (as the oncologist told us) that Zometa is also a pain killer (!), and it seems to have helped this time round.
Husband just told me he is worried because he cannot believe how OK he feels today, as compared to the last time, when the pain had him (literally) bed-ridden. That is a huge relief to both of us - and I hope that the pain-killing will hold for some period of time. And in case it does not, he has also been prescribed another pain killer to take as and when the Zometa wears off and the pain peaks as it did in the last few days of the last chemo cycle - in addition, of course, to all the pain killers he has been taking anyway!
Fingers crossed folks!
What other news? Oh yes, another friend of ours from SG (MichaelO) came and spent the last weekend with us - and it was a nice relaxing weekend. And, this coming weekend, we have Tony and HP again :-D, which gives us both something to really look forward to again.
My Dad celebrated his 76th birthday on 29th Sept, and my sister and I arranged to meet at Souled Out at Sri Hartamas, for a birthday dinner, after which we adjourned back to our place for birthday cake. Nice evening. Tell you what though - the food and the service at Souled Out are excellent. It is only the 2nd time we have been, and both times we were impressed. Cuisine is both Western and Asian. We would definitely go again. Of course, it also helps that it is literally just across the road from our place, so that if Husband needs to get home fast, it is easy to do!
That's it for now folks. Please continue to keep Husband in your thoughts and prayers that the Erbitux is working and that the cancer will be destroyed.
Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!
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