Monday - I felt great. Had a doctor's appointment for count check and clearance to begin this last phase before Maintenance. My counts were mostly decent and high enough to begin.
Tuesday - early morning spinal tap procedure with anastesia and chemo, two other chemo drugs, and starting a week of steroids (this time it's dexamethasone). I was incredibly tired and loopy yesterday, and had some nausea and spinal pain.
Wednesday - today I had an appointment with the gastrointestinal specialist to discuss abdominal pain, constipation, nausea and vomiting that I have experienced on-and-off since April. Oncologists want to make sure all my internal organs are OK, so they checked liver and pancreas levels from blood sample (all good) and now the GI doc wants to perform an endoscopy to make sure I don't have any inflammation or ulcers in my digestive system. I don't think I do, but better safe than sorry. I am still incredibly exhausted and run-down from yesterday's nastiness... don't have any real mental, emotional, or physical strength today.
Thursday - tomorrow I am going for the actual endoscopy. They'll put me under anastesia and stick a little tube and camera down my throat in order to take pictures of my esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
Friday - I will be getting the second-to-last dose of Peg Aspariginase. This is the chemo drug they believe caused my blood clot back in May and is the reason I am on the twice-a-day blood thinning shots. Just one more dose in early December, and then 3-4 weeks later I will be done with the shots and this nasty chemo drug.
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