Sunday, October 24, 2010

Week 9 - Complete

Made it through the week. I've finished all of the initial treatments. Now I need to get better.

Proof of Graduation
I'm not sure just what to expect now. All the time that I have been getting treatment, my  goal was to get all the chemo and radiation done. ...and... OK ... but what now. I still have all of these poisons in my body and they are still affecting how I feel and how I act. When am I going to notice some change of getting better.

The last two days all I have wanted to do was sleep. I tried to force some kind of energy but the results were usually to not really do much of anything.

I'm looking forward to when something of the 'old self' will start working like it did. You know - like tasting and drinking water, or eating some soup (or anything) or being able to talk out loud. Now I hear I will need some kind of  therapy (Speech Language Pathologist) to get my swallowing back to functioning normal. This will get me to be able to start swallowing again. But I do not know when that will even begin.

In the meantime we keep treating my skin daily with the vaseline preparation during the day and the Silvadene cream at night. This will continue until my next doctors appointment which is scheduled for Thursday, 10-28.

Until then - no more treatments to make me feel any worse. And that's a good thing!

4 comments:

  1. OK, so there are no treatments to make you feel worse. Sue and I are now in South Carolina where it is in the high 70's and LOTS of sun!!! NOW, does that make you feel worse???
    Sounds like things are coming along. Keep going at it.
    Dan & Sue

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  2. Like the rose-nice tradition. Part of the "getting better" is, I'm afraid, waiting. Just be sure you keep on pushing rehab. I am sorry to say the squeeky wheel gets the attention and that goes for rehab and medicine.

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  3. Glad the treatments are behind you - now the business of feeling better begins! We think of you often and wish you only the best.
    Patti and Tom

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  4. Hey Champ, So very glad the initial treatments are over and now the slow steady process of getting back to the you I appreciate soooo much. I have a feeling some of our special red juice would help but We'll both wait for that day. I like the picture, the Rose and your smile. All that made my day for sure. We'll be home Saturday evening so will be in touch soon. Your Partner--Richard

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