It has been awhile since I wrote. When I last wrote I was half way through my treatments. On January 10th, I completed my six treatments. Over the past few weeks, I have had different side effects from each treatment. The one side effect from each one has been fatigue. Between drinking fruit juices, water, coffee, and going to the bathroom, I spent much time in bed sleeping. On one occasion, I did have a fever and chills. A couple of Tylenol and I was good as new.
After treatment #6, the doctor sat down with me and discussed what was next. In a couple of months I will go in for cystoscopic examination. We will do these every three months for a year. After the third one, if all looks good, I will get three more treatments for preventive maintenance. After a year, we will continue with exams every six months and then every year after that. He did remind me of what happens if the tumors should come back. But, we are not going to think about that.
I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and is looking forward to a healthy 2014.