My name is Vicky. I live in Colorado. I'm 43 and a divorced mother of two. I'm a medical transcriptionist, and a writer. Less than two weeks ago I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs, and I don't have a family history of colon cancer. Writing is my way of dealing with and processing what I'm going through. This blog is a way for me to do that for myself, my family, and anyone else who might benefit from it.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

10th DAY OF RADIATION

Wednesday October 8, 2014.

I was upped from 2 pills of the Xeloda twice a day seven days a week, to 3 pills twice a day Monday through Friday.  I asked why and the oncology doc said that this is my max dose, that he started me low to see how I was tolerating it, and that since I was tolerating it extremely well it was time to up me to the max.  I hope I don’t now start seeing side effects!  So far the only real side effect has been having such a dry mouth.  Oh, and I did have a couple bouts of diarrhea, but only one time each and then the rest of the day I was fine.  I don’t think it had anything to do with what I’ve been eating, although I’m still eating actual meals even though I’ve been told to eat only small snacks.   I can’t help it, I’m starving.  With all the packing, moving, and now cleaning, I’m so hungry by the end of the day and it feels good to eat up a solid meal.  Weight 138.6

I was informed that my insurance finally approved my chemo pills but that my copay would be $250 after they calculated exactly how many pills I’d need now on my new dose.

When I saw my radiation doc today I told him about the "lights" and the dizziness.  He said it's definitely due to dehydration, that when the body is dehydrated, the brain isn't getting enough blood upon standing so it causes the dizziness.  And the lights were probably due to twitching in my eye muscles.  He said I need to definitely be drinking lots of water.  WEIGHT 138.6

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