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Treatment Paused

In my last post I let you know that I was having a tough time with the chemo. Well, it got a lot worse for me since then. The mouth sores got so bad that even with painkillers and the mouthwash it was still difficult to eat soft foods. In a little over a month I lost 10 lbs, and honestly it could have been a lot more if I didn't push myself so hard to eat. But as bad as the mouth sores were, the pain from those paled in comparison to the hand-foot syndrome. My armpits got a lot worse as did my groin. I developed the burns on my elbows, fingers, the back of my knees, and butt. Let me take through one of the hardest two week periods of my battle with cancer... Monday: I pushed myself to make it in to work the Monday it escalated. I was in a lot of pain. I remember taking Oxycodone twice that day of work just to get through it. Both walking and talking were so painful. I admit I was a little short with people that day. I was so frustrated with the situation. Tuesday:  On Tuesday...