Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Oy vey, I need to Kfetch
This has not been one of my better weeks. The radiation/chemo is really kicking my butt. I now have a condition call neuropathy which is caused by the chemo and results in damage to my nerves in my fingers and feet. They tingle and hurt. It takes me a while now to button my shirt and to walk to the bathroom. While I am walking slowly and painfully, I can put balm on my blistered lips and swish around a mouthwash to help the sores in my mouth. I leave the bathroom to your imagination. I also cover my dry itchy body with this cream call Udderly sMOOth. It was originally designed for cows. Fortunately, I should only have 2 1/2 more weeks of this. I guess the cancer gods saved the best for last. By the way, I warned you of the nature of this post in the title. For those of you that are not familiar with Yiddish, it means Damn, I need to complain. Thank you very much. for listening
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Paul,
I'm sorry to hear you are having such difficulty with the chemo/radiation. I was lucky in that I didn't really have a reaction to the chemo/radiation pair, but the straight on Gemzar is kicking MY butt. I have had 3 doses, and have had chemo withheld several times because my cell counts were too low.
Hang in there. I look forward to seeing you at the walk, if not sooner at another walk organizational meeting.
Cheers,
Merle Hamburger
(I'm Not Dead Yet)
Soooo sorry to hear of your terrible side effects. Hopefully these 2-1/2 weeks will go quickly (easy for me to say). And, you can Kfetch all you want...you're entitled.
Hugs across the miles..
Shirley & Werner
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