A week has passed since my first chemo. To date, I would say that I have coped well, given that I have no major side effects like vomiting or diarrhea. However, I have had a host of other symptoms like dry mouth (ongoing), sore throat (ongoing) loss of voice (only for 2nd day), gastric pain(3rd and 4th day), pain in lower, back and middle back (3rd-5th day), sore gums(ongoing) and the latest being urinary tract infection. The symptoms differ from day to day, and I never know what to expect each day. My appetite is still good but I have started to lose some sensory perception in my taste bud. If I eat solid food, I will have no sensation in my some parts of my tongue but if I drink soup, I will be able to taste the food pretty well. Doctor said that the sore gums is an indication of my low blood count, which is 1.9 to date, pretty low (for a normal person should have at least 4.0). Before treatment, my white blood count was a good 8.6, and 6 days into treatment, it is dipped to 3.2 before dropping to 1.9 now. As a result of the pain during urination, I rushed to see my oncologist and it was found out that I have some infection due to the low blood count. Dr Karmen gave me some antibiotics and I was also given a booster jab for white blood cells. However, I dread giving myself the jabs over the next 3 days. It takes a lot of courage to watch any injection, what's more to inject into your own body.
I am also getting more and more confused over what to eat or what to avoid. It is not easy keeping track of what I should eat given that my symptoms vary from day to day.
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