Happy Independence Day
I haven't had any adverse effects today from the chemo, they usually hit the next 2 days but are so much milder than the throat cancer chemo was. I have had a lot of blood come up, and I mean a lot, like enough to fill a 10oz bottle.
Last night I woke up about every hour on the hour laying in a puddle of sweat. I would move out of it, stay awake a while, then move to another spot only to awake to it about an hour later. I did that until 5am when I just gave up and stayed awake, falling asleep in my chair which lasted about an hour.
About the bleeding... I noticed when I ate the Philly Steak sandwich from Hell it got it stayed off real bad. It slowed down until I got hot then it was right back on. The duration and amount have increased. I done a really dumb thing, went into Lowes with my O2 and through the plant section. I headed for the bathroom and did not believe I would make it back. Note to Self: stop the prideful feeling and learn to live without it. So I know that what I eat affects it, the heat affects it, so it must not be the tumor that is bleeding.
Tonight I got to bed with a Temp of 99.1. Denise says it is the chemo but I think we both know better. Makes me wonder what kind of infection I had that would drive my WBC to 15K and after enough meds to fix a horse still are at high 11K.
Got a call from the one who did the Biopsy in Knoxville at UT for a follow-up. Does that tell you where I'd be if I would have stayed with UT? Here in Morristown Hamblen Hospital, I've already done 2 chemos and 6 radiation treatments. I also go the 11th to set up for the Gamma Knife. The Team I have now is far more superior than the one I had.
