Well, here we are a day after the end of the second round of Xeloda and all, well most, is well.
The only thing that can complain about is some fatigue and a minor mouth sore, with a dose of dry mouth.
The good news is that I learned yesterday that the incidence of hand/foot syndrome is lower than I thought. Apparently the protocol of one week on and one week off of Xeloda creates less chance of hand/foot than other formulas. I also found that my numbers from the blood test had improved.
Tomorrow will be a quiet day for me as I prep for a colonoscopy on Friday. My GI doctor wants to make sure that all is well at the original scene of the crime. It is almost exactly 18 months after the discovery of my tumor.
The research manager was telling me about taking Miralax with Gatorade (actually G2) while we were purchasing it at Publix. She described it as Miralax with a G2 chaser. I was sort of listening, when she said "chaser" just as an attractive women with heels and short shorts walked toward the exit. I thought that she was telling me to chase her, but apparently not.
When I left the cancer center yesterday after my 1/2 hour infusion of Avastin, I was told that I should come in next week for "just" blood work. I am pleased that it will not be "unjust" blood work.
There has been an increased interest in Chaga mushroom tea lately spurred by my declaration that I have gone 18 months, often with very low white blood cell counts, without getting a cold. This, of course, includes exposure to hundreds of people at the bridge club.
All in all, things are good. Thanks for your interest and support, including those who thought of me during Yom Kippur.
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