Hey everyone! Hope everybody is doing okay. It is really amazing how this blog has reached various folks. I think it is a fantastic way for me to keep up on how I am feeling and give people an idea of my progress. I have received very positive feedback, not just from comments, but from letters and cards as well.
As you can probably tell just by my entry, I am doing better than I was on the last post. Like I said before, the weekends are rough with Monday usually being the day that I shake loose from that chemo crud. The fatigue does not go away, however. Although I try to put it into words, there really is no describing how it feels.
Despite my positive attitude, I am in alot of pain. I have been having more pain than usual going to the bathroom. (BTW...This is going to be another one of those moments were I am warning you before you read ahead.) It really hurts more than it has been and I was a little worried. I went to the radiology clinic this morning and the doctor said that it was a side effect from the radiation treatment. In his words, my entire rectum has a really bad sunburn from the radiation. He said there is not much to do about it, and that, unfortunately, it will get worse before it will get better. So the medication side effect of diarrhea and the radiation side effect of a burned rectum do not add up for any amount of comfort for me.
I am not sure if it is a sign of the treatment working, but my bowels have been blood free for about three days now. Maybe the tumor is getting it's ass kicked as much as the rest of my body. Eat shit tumor!!! Literally. Ha Ha!
Peace
Josh
2 comments:
nice to hear you're feeling in better spirits...I'd send you some food, but, well, it would probably only give you worse diarrhea (if it's possible)as I'm not a good cook. Maybe I'll send you a Papa Johns gift card instead. Talk with you soon,
Wade (still no baby) Cox
It was good to see, even if the boys were disappointed that you caught us...we are very glad that we got a chance to talk to you. Aaron is still worried about you but he was proud to show his friend his uncle.
We love you guys!
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