Collywobbles: stomach pain or queasiness
WARNING: The following post will likely contain detailed elements concerning my bowel movements. If you don't wish to hear about them, or might be easily grossed out, I would suggest to stop reading at the end of this paragraph. For those that want to get the non-detailed summary, scroll all the way to last paragraph.
Again, stop reading now if you don't care to hear the details. This is your last warning.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
The In-between Times
I haven't updated in a bit, but I like to keep everyone abreast of things. So, what as been happening recently?
First, my wife and I were able to get away from things for a while and took a vacation. With everything that has been going on, it was nice to just forget about things for a while and have fun. Of course, none of this would have been possible if it wasn't for the generosity of others. A group of friends and co-workers pitched in some money to send us off to Disney World. This took both of us by surprise. We are truly grateful for all of them and what they did for us.
The following week was my second infusion, which I discussed in my previous post. Nothing extraordinary there except.... the congestion. We both must have caught a cold at some point, because both me and my wife were feeling it bad by Thursday. While she got better immediately, something inside me decided my nasal cavity needed to remain closed for the rest of that week and the next. That's right, I went almost a full two weeks without being able to breathe through my nose. I had no other symptoms of illness and took the proper precautions to call the hospital to report it. In the end, I think it went away on it's own. We had tried every OTC medication and home remedy to try and get it to flush out. Finally, it started going away when I took Mucinex. Not sure if it helped or just was a coincidence, but there is my vote.
Finally, just this past weekend I started developing side effects. On Saturday, I noticed some bumpy areas on my inner arms that occasionally itched. Then Sunday I had a... bathroom run. This was all to be expected and we reported it today. The NP said just to keep an eye on things, but everything sounds like it is within normal parameters of what was to happen. Of course, now that we know I could have stomach issues at any moment, it'll be fun planning around bathroom trips.
Other than that, I've just been try to relax a bit and help my wife out around the house when I can. Next week is my third infusion, which may cause the side effects to start manifesting more but we'll wait and see.
First, my wife and I were able to get away from things for a while and took a vacation. With everything that has been going on, it was nice to just forget about things for a while and have fun. Of course, none of this would have been possible if it wasn't for the generosity of others. A group of friends and co-workers pitched in some money to send us off to Disney World. This took both of us by surprise. We are truly grateful for all of them and what they did for us.
The following week was my second infusion, which I discussed in my previous post. Nothing extraordinary there except.... the congestion. We both must have caught a cold at some point, because both me and my wife were feeling it bad by Thursday. While she got better immediately, something inside me decided my nasal cavity needed to remain closed for the rest of that week and the next. That's right, I went almost a full two weeks without being able to breathe through my nose. I had no other symptoms of illness and took the proper precautions to call the hospital to report it. In the end, I think it went away on it's own. We had tried every OTC medication and home remedy to try and get it to flush out. Finally, it started going away when I took Mucinex. Not sure if it helped or just was a coincidence, but there is my vote.
Finally, just this past weekend I started developing side effects. On Saturday, I noticed some bumpy areas on my inner arms that occasionally itched. Then Sunday I had a... bathroom run. This was all to be expected and we reported it today. The NP said just to keep an eye on things, but everything sounds like it is within normal parameters of what was to happen. Of course, now that we know I could have stomach issues at any moment, it'll be fun planning around bathroom trips.
Other than that, I've just been try to relax a bit and help my wife out around the house when I can. Next week is my third infusion, which may cause the side effects to start manifesting more but we'll wait and see.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Ipi Infusion #2
So this past Tuesday was my second infusion. After a normal set of blood tests and a doctors exam, I was given the go ahead for my 90 minute cocktail. It seemed to take a bit longer this time to get it around, but the good news is we didn't need to hang around after for any additional testing. So as soon as we were finished, we headed on out. Again, we were there almost all day. I sure wish things were a bit more streamlined.
I would have posted sooner, but I have seemingly caught a lovely head cold or something as well. I'm fine, but maybe a bit tired. The sinus congestion though.... I've had that "gotta sneeze" feeling for the past 3 days and it gets annoying. Luckily, the Nyquil as been making it easy for me to fall asleep. Hopefully this clears up soon and I can get back on doing my workout again.
I would have posted sooner, but I have seemingly caught a lovely head cold or something as well. I'm fine, but maybe a bit tired. The sinus congestion though.... I've had that "gotta sneeze" feeling for the past 3 days and it gets annoying. Luckily, the Nyquil as been making it easy for me to fall asleep. Hopefully this clears up soon and I can get back on doing my workout again.
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