Cold and Flu Season is here..We knew that heading into Winter that there would be a good chance that TJ would get a head cold at some point and unfortunately that time has come :( For the past few days TJ has been feeling pretty rotten. Unfortunately it’s not something that can be avoided when he still has to go out in public and to school. Even if we isolated him and kept him at home, his younger brother would most likely pick something up from his school and give it to TJ. It’s just one of those unfortunate things that we hope will pass quickly. Not only is TJ trying to fight off a cold but he has also been complaining a lot about abdominal pain. He said it feels like the muscles in his stomach have been overworked. From what I’ve read on the internet, abdominal pain seems to be a common side effect of chemotherapy. He is also finding it really difficult to keep his eyes open because most of his eyelashes are now gone. Eyelashes help to keep all the dust and dirt out of our eyes as well as keep them moist, so now his eyes just feel dry and sore. Another horrible side effect of Chemo that fortunately will not last forever. I was hoping that things would start to get better for him now that Chemo has ended but alas. It takes about 21-28 days for one’s immune system to recover after finishing chemotherapy, even though the chemotherapy treatment only stays in your body for a few days. Patience has never been one of my strong attributes but thankfully I didn’t pass that trait on to TJ and he is still being a trooper about it all even though he’s not feeling the best. TJ had another Pet scan yesterday to see how the last 2 chemo cycles went. We should be getting the results back in a few days. When we see our oncologist for the results, we will most likely find out what the next steps are for his radiation therapy. Will keep you all updated. UPDATE- 29 MAY 2018
TJ’s results came back the other day from his Pet/Cat scan. TJ’s neck lump has now completely gone. His chest lump has reduced size from 12cm (About the size of a Grapefruit/Cantaloupe) to 6cm (The size of an egg) The oncologist said that this could just be scar tissue but because of the limitations of the scanning equipment, they cannot be 100% positive that there is no active cancer within the lump*. (Pet scans may not be able to detect tumors less than 7mm) *TJ's lump is not a solid mass but made up of spider-web like fibres (That's the way my husband explained it to me.) For this reason TJ will be going ahead with Radiation as was expected. Radiation sounds like a scary prospect but TJ is happy to do whatever he has to, to help minimise the risk of his cancer coming back one day. Tommorow the 30th May we will be meeting up with his Radiation doctor for planning and TJ will be having another Cat Scan so they can map out where they need to target.
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