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Prostate Cancer Update #5
On Tuesday this week I started Chemo treatment #5. The last treatment (#4) was the worst yet but it was due to a kidney infection that came on top of the chemo side effects. My primary care doctor let me come to her office on a Friday afternoon and found the infection. She even called us at home to see how I was doing. I have not had such a doctor since I was a kid. Two weeks of antibiotic pills cleared up the infection..
My PSA came down to about 17 but my oncologist wants it lower (around 5) so he is keeping me on chemo for another 3 weeks and also on the Zometa to help my bones. I don’t really know when it will end. I was given two injections to bring up the white blood count and will be getting on this week to help the red blood count. I was good enough to have permission to go back out in public again so we went to church last Sunday. That was great, I enjoyed seeing so many friends. Please continue to pray for me, prayers are lifting me over really the hard spots.
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glad your doing better john, i had my 5th chemo injection on the 12th and it was my worst one yet also. i was exhausted for the last 9days, a sick most of them, this was the first time that has happened. today, sunday is the first day i feel okay so far. i guess it does not get any easier. well i will also get out and get some sun today, and praise the lord for a great day, hang in there and we’ll thank the lord for the good and bad days, always, ron
Thanks Ron,
I think this is that worst week of chemo and I will feel better in a few days. It was too difficult to walk today so I did not make it to church. I hope you will be feeling better soon and I thank you for your support and being a friend. You understand what I am going through better than anyone else.
John
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