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

8th DAY OF RADIATION

Monday, October 6, 2014

I have been very dehydrated, to the point of nearly passing out when I stand up. I realize it now.  All I need to do is remember to drink lots of water throughout the day and the dizziness subsides.  Tonight I got up to check my email, was fine, then came back downstairs and sat down and noticed there were lights dancing around the living room.  I said to the kids, "What in the world is that?  What's happening, do you see that?"  My kids told me it was just me, that there wasn't anything there.  I could see lights zooming across the walls and ceiling.  After about 10 seconds it quit, and I realized it wasn't real.

My dietitian says it's ok if my weight only goes up or down a couple pounds, and that any little loss should be due to burning fat rather than muscle wasting.  I assured her that I eat, eat, eat, and that the weight loss (from my original 140) has been due to being in my feet all day.  I didn't tell her that I was 144 in September.  I was even as much as 155 last summer.  I can't say for sure the weight loss since then was due to cancer.  It's more likely that it was due to the fact that I had a lot of pain most days and found I wasn't able to eat like I normally used to.  WEIGHT 137.7

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