Let’s all pause for a moment and remember all those lost eleven years ago and pray for their families and friends.
After having trouble sleeping lat night, today was a pretty good; somewhat tired so I left work an hour early. I’ve had issues with nausea today and took ginger root capsules with lunch and dinner. This seems to be typical now on dosing days and for one or two days after. All-in-all, quite manageable.
Beginning of dosing cycle 7
6:25 AM – Took my cyclophosphamide.
7:30 AM – Took my dexamethasone and acyclovir along with my vitamins at breakfast.
9:50 AM – Arrived at Lynn Cancer Center.
10:10AM – CBC sample taken by Ana.
11:00 AM – Velcade injection given sub-cu by Karen.
– Arrived home feeling a little tired, as usual.
Spoke with Lisa about the curcumin. She said it would be perfectly OK to add this to my regimen. Went to Vitamin Shoppe who did not have the Drs. Best version, nor did the two closest stores. So I special ordered (2-4 weeks); I’ll order some on-line too.
It’s now 9:45 pm. What a wonderful evening! I left work an hour early due to fatigue. After a rest, Kathleen and I made dinner, Caesar Salad with a nice Sterling Chardonnay. Later on, while watching Miss Marple solve the case of “The Murder in the Vicarage”, we enjoyed some Lindt chocolate and some Stock 84 brandy. Not stewed or anything, but I do feel better than I have in 2 weeks.
Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts because these have helped me get through what has been the most difficult period I’ve been through on this journey. God bless you all.
My nausea issues decreased substantially overnight last night. Thank you especially to my Mom, Debbie, Jen, and Tracy for your extra prayers and thoughts. They worked!
My fortune cookie from lunch today had the following thought: “Try to channel excess energies into rejuvenation.” Yes, that is my life these days. All of my available energy goes to ridding myself of myeloma.
I may have found out the reason for some of my GI issues. While researching lactose intolerance on Wikipedia, I found a reference that said that Chemo-Therapy can be a cause of secondary lactose intolerance. I will discuss this with Warren tomorrow during my regular appointment.
Day 7 of Dosing Cycle 6, dosing day 2 of 3.
6:20 AM – Took my cyclophosphamide.
7:30 AM – Took my dexamethasone and acyclovir along with my breakfast.
9:55 AM – Arrived at Lynn Cancer Center.
10:10 AM – CBC sample taken by Carolyn.
10:45 AM – Velcade shot given sub-cu by Karen. Karen gave me my CBC results and the results of testing from the samples taken last Tuesday.
My CBC are normal. And the other results show that my M-Spike still comes down – it is now at 0.5. At this rate, I’ll need 4 more courses of treatment after this one to bring it to zero. The urine test results were all normal.
My thanks again to all of you offering your thoughts and prayers. These continue to help. May God bless you all!
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