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Subject: DOCTOR UPDATE


Author:
Stacy
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Date Posted: 18:07:24 06/27/05 Mon
 I went for my 14th radiation today. Only six more to go!! Can't believe it.

I saw the doctor today also, just like I do every Monday. It was quite obvious to him how much I am swelling and bloating from the steroid. He decided to reduce the dosage to a half pill twice a day instead of a whole pill twice per day. He said I'm obviously very sensitive to the steroid. Hopefully the reduction will alleviate some of the swelling but I'm also hoping it helps with some of the insomnia at night.

I do have a little "burn" on my forehead. Very similar to a mild sunburn. He gave me a cream to use three times a day for that. It's funny, it's called Proctocort, but he made sure to tell me to use it on my head and not my butt. I laughed at him.

My blood pressure was great! It was 106/68. Haven't seen it look that good in a while.

Although most of the hair is gone, I do still have some strands. The tech's there are saying it's because my follicles are being stubborn since I've lost my hair twice before. Wouldn't it have been nice for ALL the follicles to have been stubborn? Oh well.

I get my blood levels checked again this Wednesday. They will check on the Dilantin (anti-seizure) levels and also my CBC's. The CBC's are to make sure that I'm not getting anemic from the radiation. Sure hope my port-a-cath works properly, I'm getting tired of getting stuck in the arm.

The doctor and I did confirm that Wednesday, July 6th is my last treatment day.
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[> Subject: almost done!


Author:
Mark
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Date Posted: 20:07:13 06/27/05 Mon
you mean since I saw you last week,your hair is almost gone now?I saw the pics down the page from the radiation treatments..that mask must be tough to deal with!
[> [> Subject: HAIR UPDATE


Author:
Stacy
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Date Posted: 20:25:37 06/27/05 Mon
What you saw last week was A LOT of hair compared to what I have now. You can definitely see the scalp all over but amazingly enough it's still trying to come out evenly.

I guess it's a good thing I'm on these drugs because normally I would say the mask would make me claustrophobic. But it's not. It's get's a little tougher each day because as my face gets puffier, the mask get's tighter. But I'm in and out of there so quick, it's not too bad. Dad couldn't handle it.... period. When I had them simulate me with the mask, I made sure I closed my eyes so each time they put it on me my eyes are closed. That probably helps some. Plus I made sure my mouth was open so I could breath through the mouth instead of the nose. That helps too.
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