Getting Back to Normal

Whew...

I was hospitalized for 6 days and have been home now for over a week. I have been recovering still and have had an at-home nurse come in three times to administer m0re fluids.

It was determined that the cause of this was a reaction to the chemo. I guess the toxicity of the chemo grew to a high level in my system and my body decided it had enough.

At the height of this dehydration, I weighed only 118 Lbs. A week and 1/2 later, I've already gained 10 lbs back.

Feeling much better, my appetite has returned, and a lot of my energy has returned too.

Now I am feeling like creating some new music.

Resting up and drinking chicken soup today.  On Tuesday I will meet with my 

Oncologist to be evaluated.  At that point I will find out whether they recommend a 12th round of chemo, or if it is too toxic.

Bump in the road

Like all things, sometimes there are bumps in the road that must be dealt with. I practically sailed through the first 10 rounds of chemo (they say), but it didnt work that way for the 11th. -So close to the end -

But I am writing to you in the hospital now. Somehow yet to be determined... I either caught a bug, took too many antibiotics, or from the chemo itself, my GI tract had a reversal of fortune, and over the course of 10 days, I became extremely dehydrated. and worn out and weak. I have not really eaten anything in 5 days because I couldnt keep it in me. Kinda gross to talk about, but somewhat typical of chemo. I lost almost 20 lbs in 2 weeks.

This sudden change of events scared me and I went into the Onc office two days in a row to get fluids - 3 liters in all, but it wasnt enough. So they told me to check into the hospital. Im in the hopsital now getting fluids and they are doing some tests to rule out what this is exactly and get me back on my feet. I only had one round of chemo left after this and want to get it too. But there is talk that they might end it now. Or really lower the dose.

The good news is that my stomach is finally settling down and eventhough the real test will be when I can eat something and everything is fine, but I feel good about things now.
I should be out of here in a dayh or two

the computer im using at the hospital _ the keyboard really sux so please excuse the typos and i will fix er up as soon as im fixed up>

more later