Sitting
down with my oncologist Tuesday … we talked about latest symptoms of fatigue,
fatigue and more fatigue … chemo fog ... intermittent knee pain … intermittent dizziness … intermittent
shortness of breath … phlegmy cough and mucus with chemotherapy.
Chemo fog and associated mental confusion so impaired my ability to complete Patti's Long Term Care renewal ... that what should take a week of paperwork took weeks ... and almost caused me a catastrophic misfiling of her renewal.
Chemo fog and associated mental confusion so impaired my ability to complete Patti's Long Term Care renewal ... that what should take a week of paperwork took weeks ... and almost caused me a catastrophic misfiling of her renewal.
Expressing
my desire to try radiation on the remaining tumor (after all I went through 10 whole brain radiation treatments with out a problem and worked throughout the treatment) ... she explains that while
radiation could attack the tumor it would do nothing about the potential spread
of cancer … this is Stage 4 and metastasis is a constant threat … seen or
unseen.
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After
12 weeks off getting my butt kicked by aggressive chemotherapy, I share that I NEED to
return to work … except I hear the unimaginable
words “you may never work a full day again” ... “you may never return to your
previous level of abilities”…chemo side effects can be cumulative and each patient is different ... this is the worst time for chemo patients in her opinion ... combining side effects with quality of life ... my oncologist suggests considering applying for social
security disability for me and inquire about hospice
nursing at home to help take the load off Megan.
Cold
hands reach up from the chemo fog and scratch "depression" on the symptom list
before dragging me down the rabbit hole …
We agree
to postpone Chemo Round 4, take a brief break from chemo, digest 'quality of life' issues and talk again next
week.
Patrick Leer
Health Activist:
My Lung Cancer Odyssey @ http://lung-cancer-survivor.blogspot.com/
Caregivingly Yours, MS Caregiver @ http://caregivinglyyours.blogspot.com/
