September 20
I got through the third cycle of chemotherapy, finishing on Tuesday (18th). This cycle seemed to go a bit better. I was feeling not too bad over the weekend after the first five treatments, but worse agan on Monday and Tuesday as the last two treatments were administered. Anyway, I seem to be improving a bit now.
I still have a number of side issues though. For now, the worst is mouth sores. They have been quite bad, to the point where I could only eat liquids for several days. This included blending of semi-solid foods to a mush. I've been seeing a dental pathologist about this, and it's getting better now, though it's still a problem. My other problem is in the lower G-I, and I don't think more detail is warranted here, other than to say that a side effect of this is difficulty sitting down for any length of time.
Next up is a consultation wth my doctor on October 5th, followed by a bone marrow biopsy on the 9th. This will tell us how effective the chemo has been. After that, we'll have a better idea of whether to continue on this chemo for a few more months, or do something else, before getting to the bone marrow transplant.
