I recently looked over my charts from when I started this journey back in October 2009, and apparently I've somehow managed to lose 50.2 lbs since then! I sound shocked because I truly am. This is the first time in my life that I've been losing weight without trying and it's actually a nice feeling getting back into some old clothes. Of course I'm sure this weight loss has come from vomiting so much, so it hasn't necessarily been fun. Since I can't really exercise without pain and pure exhaustion, I can't tone my body and work on muscle. But hey, I'm just happy to be losing some weight. However, with this excitement comes a warning from my doctors that they don't want me losing too much more. Like I was told in the beginning, some of this body fat can actually help in the long run in fighting cancer, since there's more to work with when you have meat on your bones. Makes sense to me.
Monday is my last radiation treatment (this time around) and then after checking in with Dr. Rohatgi, I should be starting back on chemotherapy. This time he wants to try pill form (which I haven't done yet), but it will come in handy considering we're going on vacation soon and I won't have to worry about interrupting my treatment. He says it's one week on, one week off, and doesn't have as many side effects as the other chemo does. I don't know the name of this new drug yet, but as soon as I know I'll tell you (Luanne :)).
Peace to you all ~ Love, Genie
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Wow Genie, that is great, a yucky way to lose the weight but losing 50+ pounds is amazing. I'm glad your next chemo isn't supposed to have as many side effects. We need to get together soon, love you and miss you. I think you may be on vacation... so if you are have fun! :-)
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