Re: Jan & Bill

[Guest guest]

Hi, Jan. Your husband is half way through the radiation. With you taking care of

him, I know he can make it. I'm praying for him. Take care of yourself, too

~Deb from KS

Jan wrote:

>>>>>every two weeks.) She has a few weeks off of chemo

> before she starts her 5 week radiation and 5-FU treatment. I was

> wondering what experience people have had during the radiation

> treatment. >>>>>

Hi ,

Welcome to the group. I am a relative newcomer, caretaker to husband with

stage III rectal cancer. Bill just had the 15th of 28 radiation treatments

today. He also takes Xeloda (oral chemo) twice daily. In his words the

first two weeks were a piece of cake. He has had very minor nausea one time

and mild fatigue until this week. He says now he just feels 'knocked out'

by the treatment and today he came home and went to bed! This is a man who

has never ever went to bed in the daytime so I know how exhausted he is. He

has also began losing his appetite the past two days. His weight loss has

been four pounds a week and he has been eating huge amounts until yesterday.

I also make big shakes of protein power, half & half, fruit, and sometimes

peanut butter. Today he tried to eat but just didn't manage much at all.

He also drinks the commercial 'shakes' but they are now making him

nauseated. He has some hair thinning but not much. His main discomfort is

the feeling of burning inside the rectal area and now has cramping which he

says is quite painful with each bowel movement which is many many times day

and night. Last night he started sweating heavily. So as he completes the

third week, the side effects of radiation are beginning to show up. This

may be entirely different from what someone else will experience but so far

he has followed right along the time-frame and symptoms we were told to

expect.

Jan

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[Guest guest]

Glad that you stepped in and told on Bill. There is no reason to be so

tough and suffer through something.. It could have make it much worse if you

hadn't stepped in. Men I just don't understand them at all. Anyway know

you will both enjoy the break in treatment. Do something special for you

both.

Glad that he is in good spirits . Hope the ambient works for him. I know I

sure am glad to be sleeping again, I still don't sleep a whole night

through, I just stay up later. LOL, then sleep till morning. Still have to

take a little power nap around noonish or so. Right now I am yawning up a

storm and it is only 8 pm - Dearly would love to go to bed, but I would be

up and running by 1 am. Or maybe 2 a.m/

Take care and God Bless Jolene

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