James came with me to see Dr. Salim. He was very pleased to hear I had little side effects other than hair loss. He is most concerned with the side effect of thick mucous as my mouth is already compromised from radiation. I told him I have lots of tricks up my sleeve to treat phlegm as radiation created thick mucous and I somehow managed (barely). I'm waiting to hear when to go to the hospital (Pasqua) tomorrow, but the Cancer Clinic hasn't called yet. I'm assuming since it's almost 7:00 pm that I'll hear from them tomorrow. I will receive the same treatment as the first round. For those of you who want to know it's: Taxol (once), Cisplatin (once), and Ifosfamide (3 times). They give me "pre-meds" 12 hours before they run chemo to prevent side effects like nausea. I had him check my lymph node and he wasn't concerned (after re-reading last month's CT scan report). He commented that we hope to see a good result from the CT scan on March 12th. I made it very clear to him that I hope to enjoy my summer and want to be golfing and camping. He just smiled and said "Okay". I'm really looking forward to warmer weather as I always feel cold now. I was disappointed to see I lost 4 more pounds (how ironic) and will try to gain some back. Then him and James bonded over their love of math. Dr. Salim says he does math "for fun" because you actually philosophize to prove your answer. I felt like a third wheel as these 2 went on about math because I really can't relate...at all. I saw a woman from Broadview at the Clinic (Marie Richter) and was very happy to see she was doing so well.
I'm very tired today and spent the afternoon resting. Mom and dad took Justin to preschool and James had today off from school so he worked at home. The muscles in my neck and shoulders are in knots and I keep having to beg James to massage it. I'm just taking Tylenol for pain. Pretty boring day, I'll try to send updates from the hospital through Cheryl.
Take care and God Bless!
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hey Roxanne, long time no blog ( sounds a little weird) anyhow let me know what room your going to be in, our next coffee session will be a welcome break from my coworkers or for my coworkers depending on who you ask, anyhow my number is 2228 so give me a call and your coffee bud is there whenever you feel like it
Nic J
I'm glad to hear things are looking up Roxy, thanks for letting us in on the news.
I just wanted to let you know Roxanne, that you are going to kick this thing in the ASS! I think and pray for you everyday, and I know in my heart that you are going to beat this! I'm really glad that my mom let me know of a website where I can check up and see how you are doing. Take care of yourself!!
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