Last week was probably my last hard week after an infusion, as I probably won’t have another chemo infusion!  So to extend my analogy from my “Wednesday” post, it’s now “Friday”!  I should be feeling better from here on out.  My chemo oncologist also said no more immunotherapy until they see the results from my PET scan on December 30^th, so I get a nice little Christmas vacation from my immunotherapy too!  My next update will probably be after the 30^th, letting you know my PET scan results.

I was pretty sleepy this time, and my fatigue from chemo my have been compounded by the immunotherapy.  There are other potential side effects from immunotherapy, but happily, I didn’t really experience any of those. The sleepiness just lasted a few extra days.

I had an appointment with my physical therapist for the first time in many months.  I had a laundry list of things to work on, and it will take us a while to work through them all.  I lost significant strength and muscle mass while in the hospital, so I worked on a bunch of exercises primarily designed to improve my leg and core strength, and to improve my posture, which has gone funky since my hospital stay. I’ve gotten started on doing my exercises at home and I’m looking forward to improvement.

Please continue to pray for improved lung capacity.  I’m still short of breath, meaning that my Vital Capacity, the volume of air that I can breathe if I exhale as much as I can, then inhale as much as I can, is still lower than it should be, and I have to take more breaths when I go for a walk.

Don’t fear, but be smart,
Erik

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