Dad’s last day of chemo was on October 10th and his last radiation treatment was on October 17th. He was given the all clear, CANCER FREE, on December 9, 2013.
Ever since December, dad’s health has steadily decrease. He is extremely fatigue, he is having a hard time swallowing solid foods, meaning he’s not eating much. Therefore, he’s losing weight (which I think is about 30 pounds since December) and he’s still continuously coughing. His singles virus that he was diagnose with on February 6, 2014 is starting crust over. Meaning, its starting the heeling stage… so that’s good thing. I would venture to say within several weeks, it’s should be basically gone.
Now, to a new item that just happen recently. Yesterday, February 14, 2014. Dad was eating his supper when all of sudden he got sick because the food got stuck in his throat. It didn’t go down the wrong pipe and he wasn’t chocking, it just wouldn’t go down. Unfortunately, the end result was him getting sick. Even after getting sick, Dad literally was gagging for at least 10 more minutes. The frustrating part is just sitting there watching him in agony.
Mom, Jennifer, and I have told Dad he does not look healthy. Dad actually looked more health while taking his chemo/radiation treatments then what he does now. Even the guys that dad works with have told him the same thing. There is something wrong, but yet Dad’s chemo doctor at MD Anderson won’t do anything about it. The blood work dad got couple weeks ago came back OK, so the chemo doctor can’t explain dad’s post treatment symptoms.