Thanks, everyone. I had to take Lucie to the regular doctor this morning because she is swelling up like a balloon, and it has been almost 4 weeks since the last chemo treatment. He put her in a strong diuretic,with potassium pills, of course. Time will tell. It has made it difficult to get on clothes and to bend the knees and arms. I keep wondering when all this extraneous stuff is going to stop.
We also went to the radiation onc and got her marked. She starts radiation tomorrow, for about 14 sessions on her sacrum near the lower right hip. We could see the lesion on the scans. Lucie has made up a schedule for friends at church to sign up on to take her, so I don't have to go every day. We already have this week covered.
After the radiation is complete, she will start physical therapy on her neck and lower back. That should help her stiffness.
We see the main onc Thursday for what to do next on maintenance.
When we got home from the radiologist, one of the two dogs had messed all over her pen. I just lost it then, because it was like the last straw. Unfortunatley, I upset Lucie and she felt responsible putting so much on me. A neighbor came over and talked with her and visited, which helped a lot. We did get to go out to dinner and she did fine.
I feel bad about spounting off in front of her and I have tried to keep that to a minimum, because I know she feels guilty enough already. I have tried to reassure her that I have to spount off now and then to keep my sanity. I told her that I loved her very very much and what hurts me is her hurting and not able to do what she wants. It is like a prison for us both. I know we will get through this, and I know we have a lot of love and support. It just hurts so damn bad. Thanks for listening, folks. Don