Over the past couple of weeks my symptoms have taken a turn for the worse. I'm writing this from my phone using voice to text because my right side weakness makes typing incredibly frustrating (maybe I just need to practice more with my newfound slightly less responsive hand).
My new symptoms are:
- the left side of my face is frozen, making my lips get in the way when I eat and I'm really self conscious about it when I talk to people
- I have difficulty swallowing (uhoh)
- the right side of my body isn't just numb anymore, it's weak now too making it slightly more difficult to do daily tasks
And existing symptoms that got worse are:
- I'm SUPER dizzy now (it feels really awful)
- my double vision is bad enough to use an eye patch all the time
I was supposed to start my next round of chemo last Wednesday, but I told my doctor about my new symptoms (particularly the difficulty swallowing) and she decided to move my MRI up to tonight to see what's going on instead of continuing the treatment like planned. I guess her decision makes sense because the chemotherapy makes me throw up and difficulty swallowing + throwing up is not a good combination.
I'm really scared and really struggling. I'm hoping that this is just done out of an abundance of caution and I'll be able to continue my regularly scheduled treatment kicking Chad's ass but hoo boy has this gotten difficult. I will definitely at the very least be facing a lot of physio and a long recovery. Who knew fighting cancer could be so hard.
To end on a more positive note though, I had an amazing time in Mexico (I went with the blessing of my doctor) and we got a kitten!
Sorry if the formatting of this post is WHACK I made it from my phone and the mobile editor leaves something to be desired.
Glad to hear you had a good time in Mexico. We're so sorry to hear about this rough patch that you are going through right now, Chelsea. We pray that things will get better and send you and Andy all our love and support.
I'm really sorry to hear this. It breaks my heart to hear you express your fear - you've been so remarkably brave all the way through this! I'm praying that this is just a temporary setback, and you see some positive changes soon! We're thinking of you and Andy - let us know if you need anything..
I’m so sorry Chelsea ..I will continue to pray for you and your doctors.. cool that you got to make some good memories and now you have a fur baby 😍
I am so sorry Chelsea. I will keep praying for you. Love you.
Whatever you need. Whenever you need it!