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of taste.<br />
I have now completed 11 of 30 radiation treatments. I am not looking forward to the next<br />
four weeks. For now, I feel that I'm still able to work, and will continue to work three<br />
afternoons a week. I will still play bridge on Monday afternoon and Friday afternoon. Last<br />
Monday, I feel that my bridge game was not up to par.<br />
Posted by docshu at 02:23PM (-07:00)<br />
Bel Turns One<br />
Sunday, July 25, 2010<br />
Sunday, July 25,2010.<br />
Friday was Bel's first birthday. We went to visit and have pizza and cake, She is on the<br />
verge of walking. We had a nice visit. here is a photo of her <strong>with</strong> cake face. I have now<br />
completed 13 treatments. I can report the following symptoms. Loss of taste. This<br />
perhaps is the most troubling. I can’t taste anything. I have no desire to eat as a result. I<br />
can taste no saltyness and no sweetness. I will have to force myself to eat to avoid a<br />
feeding tube. Dry mouth. I keep using the mixture of salt and baling soda to wet my<br />
mouth, but it does little good. At least it does not taste as terrible as it did. Sore throat.<br />
This has improved since last weekend, and it seems the medication has worked. Itchy<br />
skin, <strong>with</strong> some sensation of burning in my left neck. Constipation. This may be from the<br />
narcotic in the slurry given to me for treatment of sore throat. I stopped taking it<br />
yesterday. I have developed a quite severe low back pain. This has occurred in the past,<br />
but it is one of the worst I have had. When it started, my first thought was “could this be<br />
due to bone metastasis?” I don’t think so. I have taken NSAIDS today and I’ll see what<br />
develops. <strong>My</strong> bridge game is back to normal. Bert and I came first of 9 tables on Friday.<br />
Posted by docshu at 02:51PM (-07:00)<br />
Update at Halftime<br />
Wednesday, July 28, 2010<br />
Wednesday, July 27, 2010.<br />
I am at the halfway point in my radiation treatments. <strong>My</strong> symptoms as previously listed<br />
are about the same. <strong>My</strong> back pain is manageable and my throat pain is minimal.<br />
Constipation is gone. The most troubling symptom is complete loss of the sense of taste.<br />
Mike and Leanna have suggested I try Miracle Fruit. This is a fruit which contains a<br />
chemical which alters the taste of foods to make them taste sweet. It acts on the taste<br />
buds. I have ordered this from Amazon in pill form, and will report on its effect on me.<br />
There were reports on CNN which looks encouraging. Here are the URL<br />
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