Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Here we go again

Six months ago I started getting headaches and nausea. This was right after I had finished radiation therapy on my brain so the thinking was that these symptoms would go away by themselves in time. As much fun as the daily nausea has been, it has been wearing me down. I went in for a PET scan last week; the intent was to see if there was any cancer in my stomach, intestines, or other area that might be causing my nausea and headaches. They found nothing. But they did find that the cancer in my lungs and in my spine has grown. So Monday I will start chemotherapy again. The drug they are using will be different than last time; the doctor says that the side affects will not be as bad as I experienced the first time. My voice has started going down hill again, it was doing quite well until about two weeks ago, and now I am having a hard time speaking again. I am concerned that the device they put in my throat either is no longer working or there may be something wrong with my working vocal chord. I imagine I will be visiting my ENT doctor soon to get it checked out. -Eric

3 comments:

Jeff and Brittney said...

Eric,
I wish every day that I could take away your pain. I am sorry that you are feeling so yucky. We are still praying for you and your great family. We wish you well with this new round of treatments.
We love you!!!

Love, Britt

jkhuber said...

Oh, Eric I'm so sorry you have to experience this. You've been so tough through it all. I pray the chemo will help.
Love,
Kristen

Loree2u said...

Eric,

Our concern and love for you and your family continue on a daily basis through our prayers and thoughts. We hope you are able to find a positive way to cope through this rough time and hope to see you feeling better soon.

Sincerely,
The Wilkinson Family