Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Happy Boxing Day! (day after Christmas) -
It has been a month since I've updated this blog, so I thought it was high time. I'm off today but J has to work. I hope everyone had a merry Christmas. This year was no exception - little boy got lots of loot! All you parents know how cute it is to see a kiddo rip open presents, and S did not disappoint. He got presents from aunts uncles, grandparents, cousins, mom and dad and of course, Santa. Needless to say he slept very well last night.
My health? Fine. Many of the quirky side effects of radiation and chemo are subsiding. I can taste! My tastebuds are back! My hearing in my left ear is much better, too. I still am quite stuffy, but that is a result of surgery, not chemo or radiation. There is no telling how long this may last.
There is one setback which is a little odd - my salivary glands have virtually stopped working. This side effect of radiation took weeks to appear, as I was fine during and immediately after radiation. I guess the beam bombarded to glands to the point of failure. I sip water constantly, and take a pill called Salagen, which is supposed to stimulate what little function remains in my salivary glands. If it isn't one thing it's another.
I'm on break at school. Thank goodness! We return to class on Tuesday. I'm about halfway through class. Counting this class, I've got four to go to graduate. Then I'm done done done!
I'll sign off for now. Thanks to all for the cards, presents and love. S, J and I send our love.
It has been a month since I've updated this blog, so I thought it was high time. I'm off today but J has to work. I hope everyone had a merry Christmas. This year was no exception - little boy got lots of loot! All you parents know how cute it is to see a kiddo rip open presents, and S did not disappoint. He got presents from aunts uncles, grandparents, cousins, mom and dad and of course, Santa. Needless to say he slept very well last night.
My health? Fine. Many of the quirky side effects of radiation and chemo are subsiding. I can taste! My tastebuds are back! My hearing in my left ear is much better, too. I still am quite stuffy, but that is a result of surgery, not chemo or radiation. There is no telling how long this may last.
There is one setback which is a little odd - my salivary glands have virtually stopped working. This side effect of radiation took weeks to appear, as I was fine during and immediately after radiation. I guess the beam bombarded to glands to the point of failure. I sip water constantly, and take a pill called Salagen, which is supposed to stimulate what little function remains in my salivary glands. If it isn't one thing it's another.
I'm on break at school. Thank goodness! We return to class on Tuesday. I'm about halfway through class. Counting this class, I've got four to go to graduate. Then I'm done done done!
I'll sign off for now. Thanks to all for the cards, presents and love. S, J and I send our love.
