Random Thoughts

Today was pretty good. As a newly minted vampire I stayed inside and avoided the bright sunny day that we had. I had a visit in the late afternoon from my friend Nace, his wife Abbey and their  baby Ameline.  I haven’t seen them since December when I had not yet found out what was […]

So another day and pretty much status quo.  I was less tired today but the rash continues to exist and has not receded. The ointment still helps keep my face from hurting and the antibiotics should keep it from getting infected. There is pretty much no dead skin layer to protect that area now, so […]

I think it is too soon to credit the antibiotic with anything (I have only taken 2 pills so far) but I think the $10 petroleum ointment may be helping quite a bit. I have mainly used it on my face, and a pea sized dab goes a long way with this one. It is […]

So I reached my doctor to see what could be prescribed to help with the rash. I was expecting some form of topical cream, but instead she prescribed antibiotics. Since I have no reassurance that a cortisone based cream would be safe I purchased a tube of some moisturizing thing. Of course I should have […]

So I continue to feel mostly good, with the exception of the rash. I did a little research last night and there is some possibility of treating it with a 2.5% hydrocortizone ointment, so I left a message with my doctor this morning to see if she can offer any relief. I can deal with […]

So there I was, coasting along thinking this is not so bad.  Every other week I sit in a chair for about 5 hours getting pumped full of drugs, then take another one home for 46 hours, easy as pie. And then came the blood clot. That changed everything. Now I have a different drug […]

For those of you that read the linked data on my new drug, you would have seen that there is a 90% chance to have a rash as a result of the drug and how it works. I can now safely say that I am part of that 90%, with a light rash across the […]

Friday saw the end of the sixth treatment. It was the first time with the new drug and I don’t know if it was that of the accumulation, but man it wiped me out. I managed to get in full work days, but I slept very well and even today, typing this with numb tingly […]

Today was the start of my sixth treatment. During the last (5th) treatment we stopped the Avastin due to the pulmonary embolism and the blood clot in my left leg. Studies had shown that Avastin can dramatically increase the risk of blood clots, so that seemed like a prudent decision.  I was a little bit […]

Tuesday went as normal as any other day. Nothing really to say except things are still going well. Treatment 6 starts tomorrow and hopefully it continues to go well.