A Break

The last couple of days have been pretty tough. I spent most of Friday recovering from the pain related to the infusion of the oxaliplatin in my arm. That's subsided, expect for an occasional stab of pain. However, Saturday and Sunday I had significant nausea and vomited for the first time on chemo. By 7:00 pm last night, I was unable to eat anything, so I couldn't take the next dose of Xeloda pills. I spoke to the on-call doctor and he told me to stop taking the pills and speak to my oncologist on Monday.

I spoke to him this afternoon and while he was surprised that I had reacted so quickly, he agreed that I should stop taking the pills for now. Changing dosage is a normal part of the treatment with Xeloda, but I think most people last longer than I did before having a major reaction. We'll make a decision about what to do next at my next treatment.In the meantime, I'm glad to take a break as the prospect of fourteen days of feeling that way was overwhelming, especially with teaching and graduate school starting in the next couple of days.

In other news, my old port was removed and a new one installed today. The procedure was pretty quick and I don't have a needle floating around in me like last time, so that's a plus!