Houston posts on www.helphouston.com : Hey there! Ok so its my last week of heavy duty intrevenous interferon. I am so tired of having these pic lines in my arm, hand wherever they can find a good vein.
It hurts somtimes so bad I have to hold my hand in the air like Im constantly waiting my turn to ask a question.It feels like its going to burst. Im pretty much living on nausea pills. They seem to do the trick. I have gained weight wich just blows my mind. I usually dont like to eat, and find im eating to help with the nausea, so when its all said and done its diet time. and work out time.
I havnt ran since i got sick and i love to run. I guess on Friday sept 12th It will be my last day and they will at that time teach me how to do the needle injections. I put them in my stomach on mon, wed and fri, 3x week for the remaining 11 months. I was talking to my nurse Angel, he is awesome and he was saying most people that dont beat this dont because they dont finish the entire treatment and just stop the injections.
I will not be one of those people. I have honestly made a commitment to do this in its entirety. My boyfriend wanted me to stop the intrevenous and just do injections but i feel that if I did get the cancer back or more is found in my organs like they say thats where it goes, like your brain, lungs , liver etc I would always wonder if it was because i didnt do the entire treatment, so I am sticking with it.
I now am getting 1 liter of hydration a day with the Interferon to keep me hydrated, it also helps with the nausea and the nurses being able to find a vein.I guess Im a tough patient. I am really looking forward to not having to drive everyday to the Nevada Cancer Institute except every few months for blood and pet scan. This is going to be 10 year deal.I can do it at least today!!!!!
