Today was Cyndy's last radiation treatment. They actually gave her a "certificate of achievement" to celebrate the end of her radiation session. We also got another shot from Dr. Chen's office, this is to help boost the white blood cells. Dr. Colburn (radiology oncologist) suggested asking Dr. Chen if she should get another blood transfusion next week when we see him. Since the blood cell count has dropped and she is now anemic, he thought it might be a good idea. He also told her she would probably be very tired for another week or two before her body started getting stronger, so not to worry if she is slow to get her energy back.
Last evening she developed a bit of a cough again (it comes on at night mostly), which we brought up to Dr. Colburn today. He listened to her lungs and said they were clear, so this was something in her throat which could be caused by the radiation/chemo. Cyn told him that she's had the trouble swallowing normal amounts since she lost her voice, which was after the exploratory surgery done in the throat area by the thoracic surgeon she saw.
We all (family) think that the paralyzed vocal chord (the cause of her whispery voice) and the swallowing problems were due to some thing that might happened during the exploratory surgery. Dr's Chen and Colburn are not so sure about that because the cancer cells are also in the same area, they think it has something to do with the cancer. In the meantime, they said to wait and see what happens as she rests up, builds blood cells, and gets stronger.
Cyn has been receiving all of your cards and emails. Please do know that she reads them and cherishes them... she just doesn't have the energy to answer. She knows that you are all reading up on her journey via this blog (I've told her we've had over 1,000 hits already).
She enjoys the photos you send too, your emails give her something to look forward to every day.
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