I get to rejoin the collective again today. The 2nd of the last three chemo treatments is scheduled for today so the PICC line goes back in. Now that I have been through it once I find I am not so apprehensive about the PICC line and wearing the pump for a few days. I really just want to get these last two chemo treatments completed.
Right now the biggest side effect that I am still feeling is in my throat. It just doesn't seem to be getting any better or at least noticeably better anytime soon. The last radiation treatment was about two and a half months ago and I still can not drink anything without getting the urge to throw up. I know that my throat isn't blocked because I can throw up fine. :-) It seems to be that when something hits parts of the back of the throat on the way down it triggers a reaction to throw up. I am going to ask if I can get a referral to the ENT doctor that first diagnosed my condition. While the medical oncologist are fine at treating the symptoms like nausea and such I would like to get an experts take on my throat. It may just be that with the large amount of radiation I had the healing process will take time. On the other hand I would like to make sure that there isn't anything else I could be doing to help move the process along. The one thing that I really miss throughout this whole process is just the simple ability to be able to take a cold drink of water. I haven't been able to do that for about 4 months now. Sometimes we take the simple things for granted but just being able to drink something to clear your throat or mouth is something that I really miss.
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