Oh man,,you have been thru it. Sometimes I get the feeling my oncologist will be glad to be rid of me. I ask a lot of questions and am very leery of things.
So far the chemo has not been awful. I do notice I am not up to snuff, tired alot and my tolerance for exercise is very poor.
Sounds like you had a salivary gland stone, one in the duct.
It sounds like your red blood cell count might be pretty low.
Sounds like you had a salivary gland stone, one in the duct.
It was most likely an infection. The Dr. treated it with massive antibiotics. He started the course with a full IV unit. Of course, all the time the IV was plugged into my arm my sinuses were pouring out snot and I was constantly sneezing.
I was not as miserable as it might appear. All of these strange things were isolated, and I was comfortable most of the time. I just had to learn techniques to limit the more unpleasant events.
Then one day six weeks after the full-time chemo ended, I woke up with no discomfort, feeling energetic for the first time in months, and ravenous. The world became a wonderful place again, and I praised God for being alive once more.
I hope you can experience the same thing.