Treatment and things

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I’ve

finished 2 weeks of treatment. Only 70 more to go. The meds are

wearing on me; along with the aches and pains I’m dizzy, have nausea and

can hardly climb a flight of stairs. Thank God I only work 3 hours a

week. I want to finish the semester, it’s important the students

have continuity.

This

week I filed for disability. I completed the main application online, and

before I could complete the other paperwork, someone called and took the

information over the phone. She was very helpful. I’ve signed

and returned the release of information; now it’s a matter of wait and

see.

My

appointment with the oral surgeon was this week. I have several sores

now, both outside and inside the mouth. He said they could all be from

the meds, but he wasn’t sure about the white lesion. He prescribed

an oral rinse. It should help, though it’s almost 12%

alcohol. I haven’t used it yet, I wanted to check with the liver

doctor first. Plus, it’s gonna sting like hell.

Basically,

if the rinse helps, the lesion is nothing to worry about, but if it doesn’t

help we might do a biopsy.

The

second labs will be drawn this afternoon. The first, one week after the

start of treatment, showed my WBC and platelets down, as were neutrophils and

lymphocytes. Usually my Hemoglobin drops on treatment- we’ll see

what happens.

I’m

losing my hair this time around, and what’s left is quickly turning grey,

practically day by day. We’ll see what happens.

Fighting

the Dragon

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