A week since my last posting... And quite a week. Once the steroids wore off, I took to my bed! Maybe predictable based on experience, but quite a change nonetheless. And mostly caused by just one wholely unexpected thing: permanent indigestion. Not ordinary indigestion, but "Folfox" indigestion, a permanent phenomenon 24 hours a day for days... Groan...
Sadly, this well known effect of Oxyplatin can be well handled, even prevented in some cases, by the tummy protector; and I've now been told to double the dose around therapy day... but I'd mistakenly been off it entirely for a full week beforehand! Groan * 2!! Anyway, while it was a real challenge for both of us, it is now wearing off.
But the great news is all other previous (Folfiri inspired) side effects seem to be much reduced, or even non existent, which makes a fantastic difference (except tiredness of course!) And this sensitivity to cold remains really weird! (For those asking, no sign yet of neuropathy - that's pins and needles but moreso to you and me.)
If we can handle the "uber-indigestion" then I think we can handle this for some while... It just needs to be working!
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