Final Stretch

I'm in the final stretch of treatment.  This week I have four more radiation treatments ending on Thursday and my last two chemo treatments on Thursday and Friday.  The pain in my mouth and throat really hit me hard last Thursday and Friday, yesterday and today it's even worse.  I had to up my dosage of Hydrocodone to 20 ml which I'm taking three times a day.  It's cutting the pain overall pretty good, but there's still spots in my mouth that hurt whenever I try to drink something.

The ringing in my ear from the Cisplatin seemed to be almost gone when I woke up his morning.  Since then it's returned but it seems quieter.  I shook some keys yesterday and they seemed to make a flat noise, different from how they usually sound.  I'm not sure if that's from the Cisplatin or if they've always sounded like that.  I which I would have gotten my ears checked before beginning treatment so I could establish a baseline for hearing loss.

My g-tube has been fine.  I picked up the lotion my dermatologist prescribed for the rash and I've been applying it a couple times a day.  It's helped with the itching and my skin has cleared up around it.  My weight had dropped to 146 pounds but I'm back up to 150 now.  I also ordered some dumbbells online to that I can start lifting some weights and get some muscle tone back.  I'm excited to start lifting again.

So, I just need to keep my pain under control, make it through this week of treatments then start focusing on healing.  Really excited about being done.