Last night I took the 28th dose of Sutent, Pfizer’s oncology drug. The early days were easier than the earlier rounds, and the side effects were later coming on, but when they got here they were the worst yet.
The taste and mouth issues were somewhat better. I was a good three weeks into the therapy before the taste buds went and everything started tasting like dog shit flavored cardboard, but I had no mouth sores this round, and the metallic taste and dry mouth has only been with me for a week or so and hopefully will go away in a few day now that I am in my break period.
The tingling feet and hand issue is still with me but it is pretty painless, just a bother.
The pain in my chest (it now goes from my butt all the way up into my chest, both front and back, is way worse this round. The muscle relaxer, Flexeril, that drug I use to lessen the pain, works, but puts me soundly asleep, and I refuse to go through life sleep walking.
But mostly I am tired and worn out all the time the last couple of weeks. It wears me out just getting dressed in the morning, and I hate being so inactive, but it is all I can do.
I go for new CT scans on the 18th and hopefully the cancer will be held in check and maybe even shrinking. I guarantee you something is going on inside me, and I just hope it is good and worth the pain.