Sunday, November 28, 2010

Neuropathy in my Feet

I am still dealing with the pain/tingling/numness/hot-flashes in my feet. I use the pain pills 6 days out of the week to get to sleep. Exercise (gym or jogging) does not seem to make a difference. I found a discussion on Velcade-induced neuropathy which does a good job of summarizing the situation.......
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"Velcade-induced neuropathy can take months and months to remit. We often state that tingling alone can resolve in a week, tingling and numbness can take months, tingling/numbness/pain can take a year, and severe painful neuropathy will likely get better but never fully resolve. This is not a very positive thing to tell a patient, but it's the truth."
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

100-Day Test Results

Well, we did not get the best report that we expected but we did get a "good" report. The cancer is not in total remission - there is still some cancer activity going on. It is at a very low level and I could live with that for "years". I will go in for a blood test every two months to keep an eye on the cancer. When it grows, it creats a byproduct which can be measured in my blood. The doc sais that as long as the measurement stays below a certain value, that we will just go on with it as is. If it goes above a certain value, I will start on another drup to fight it back down. - - This was the first test after the chemo. I will go again in late December to see if there are any changes.