Numbness

The one final concern, as I've said, is the numbness in my feet and fingers, which seems to be feeling more so lately. I just got some answers from my oncologist.... that it IS a very common side effect from the chemo and it DOES usually get worse before it gets better. They tell patients to expect it for a year, although it could go away in 4 or 5 months, but they usually give the worse case scenario. There is medication that I could take, and it only helps with the symptoms, it doesn't speed up the recovery. It causes drowsiness, and starts to be effective fairly quickly. And it IS in fact neuropathy, the coating ends of the nerves have worn which causes it, but they'll regenerate eventually and it will go away.

Other than that, I'm feeling wonderful! There was a light at the end of the tunnel and I believe I'm in it.

Doing well.

I realize it's been a while since my last blog, but no news is good news. I'm doing very well. I still have numbness in my feet which seems to be getting worse not better. It's not painful, just uncomfortable - it feels like my feet are numb from cold and I'm walking on a rubber welcome mat. And there's still a very small amount of the same in my fingers, but just slight.

I just got back from my first extended trip away from home since all this happened, and did great. We drove to visit family and friends in our hometowns in IL, and I practically felt like a whole person again. I was told if they hadn't known what I went through, you'd never know it to see me. Self-conscious about my thinned out hair, my sister-in-law who has gone through cancer recommended I get Nioxin, it's a shampoo you use every 4th day or so to help with hair growth. Her hair has come back in thick and full, so I'll see in to picking some up.

The visit was good for my soul.