A new chemo regimen

It's been a long time since I posted, but I thought I would wait until I had something to write about. The last few weeks I had trouble with pain and bleeding similar to what I felt before I started the chemo. We believe the stress of the last few weeks was a contributing factor in bringing these symptoms to surface again. The greatest stress I have been having is being caused by the x husband who has been making it very difficult to see my one and only son. He has been interfering with my visitation rights and not allowing me to see my son on a regular basis. This has caused a great deal of unnecessary stress both on my son and me. I had no choice but to hire a lawyer to address this issue. It is very unfortunate that it had to come to this as this has caused unnecessary financial burden on my family and I.

Well, as a result of the new symptoms, I have had to go to the doctors for blood tests, have a procedure called flexible endoscopy performed, and then a meeting with my oncologist.

The result of the meeting with my doctor is that I will begin a new chemo regimen with a new pill drug and restart my mirlax/collace regiment. I will also be meeting with radiation oncology team to began discussion on when to start the radiation therapy. In this meeting they will discuss the side effects of radiation and what I should expect from this treatment. The good news is that with radiation therapy and chemo therapy together we might be able to eliminate the tumor that still exists.

The new drug and radiation therapy have quite a lot of side effects that has me a bit scared. The biggest symptom that the new drug will cause is rashes on my hands and feet that might make them unable to use. I will have to keep a close watch on this. The other side effects are a mile long and I am hoping that they will not affect me too much. It is hard to say, but I will be hoping for the best.



Because of all the stress last few weeks, we went up north camping/fishing for a few days. It was absolutely breath taking and peaceful.
This week, my dear friend, Allison came to see me and take me to my doctor appointments. It was wonderful seeing her. I will soon be an aunt as she is due in March. I am so excited for her.



To all those who continue to communicate with me on a regular basis, I am extremely grateful. Thank you for your text messages, pictures, sharing your life, letters, cards, and phone calls.

I am truly bless to have you all in my life.

Til next time; to health, family, and friends.