Had my 8th treatment (8 more to go) and visit with my Dr. yesterday. CA-125 is still down (8) - WOW, this is an "8" moment. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket and choose all "8s"! - but my liver function tests are high. Got an ultrasound and it didn't show anything, so we'll just keep an eye on the blood tests.
My strength comes and goes, for the most part I'm doing well. I'm told I will probably never get back to the full energy level of pre-cancer - good thing I started with being a "high-energy" person.
Current symptoms I'm having are not too bad, just a bit irritating.
Head aches
Neuropothy - pain in feet mostly, some in hands
High Blood pressure
Upper spine pain
Insomnia
and the infamous "Chemo brain"
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Signs and symptoms of chemo brain may include:
- Being unusually disorganized
- Confusion
- Difficulty concentrating
- Difficulty finding the right word
- Difficulty learning new skills
- Difficulty multitasking
- Fatigue
- Feeling of mental fogginess
- Short attention span
- Short-term memory problems
- Taking longer than usual to complete routine tasks
- Trouble with verbal memory, such as remembering a conversation
- Trouble with visual memory, such as recalling an image or list of words
Signs and symptoms of cognitive or memory problems vary from person to person and are typically temporary, often subsiding within two years of completion of cancer treatment.
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The Dr. wants to wait another couple treatments (end of October) before thinking about releasing me for work. Hopefully I can gain strength and get a better handle on how to work around the brain function issues.
Thanks to all of you for the wonderful support.
