It has been a while since I sent anything out; I have written some updates but just have not sent them, they were too negative and were the same complaints over and over.
But there is an update all the treatments have been completed for the last 2 weeks. The side effects of the radiation are still with me, especially the damage to my tongue and throat that is still causing me some issues. Patty and I met with my oncologist toady and he said they will heal it will just take some time.
The issues I have now are from pain medication they are giving me to control the pain. We saw the Surgeon and my oncologist last week and they were both encouraging that they thought everything was going as it should be.
It is Saturday and I am off of everything but the Fentanyl patch and the Vicodin and that is changing fast. I took the Vicodin every 4 hours without fail, now I am using it two or three times a day once the sores inside my mouth, throat and on my tongue heal we will eliminate the Fentanyl completely and use the Vicodin as needed for a few days. I am hoping to be medicine free by New Year’s Day and then driving again the second week of January. That is my plans, but I have found that my plans do not always work out.
For all of this to happen I have to be able to swallow water and liquids first which I can do a little at this time. I will also have to be able to eat food by mouth. The doctors will not give me a time line when they think this will happen but all of them have told me when my mouth, tongue and throat heal getting off the pain medication, drinking, and eating small amounts of bland food will happen along with it.
When this all started I weighed 250 pounds and was a XXL now I am wearing a size Large and 200 pounds, the weight loss is amazing, the doctor does not want me to loose any more weight and I don’t either.
Today is Sunday, December 21, 2008 it is about 3:00 in the afternoon I have had no Vicodin today and I am hoping to get through the day without it. One more baby step on the way to recovery, for now we are taking it as it comes and that seems to be a minute at a time.
When this all started exercise was part of my daily routine, as the side effects of the radiation and chemo took there toll I could no longer exercise. I think that is turning around now and we Patty and I are going to start walking again; I will let you know next week how that goes.
Be well I still choose to Fight On.
Love Michael
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Here you are back! I LOVE IT! I was missing your bloh+gs but now you back and doing better with baby steps as you say.
Getting of the meds isn't really baby steps but giants steps. So do what you can but if you need them at least you know they are there.
In all my blogs I think that I have put a song associated with the blog. So my first thought was
"walk on" but then the song that came to mind with a twist is "walk like and egyptian" I started laughing at the thought of you and Patty walking like egyptians.
I am glad your back to bogging see you soon!
Love Dodie
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