Well I saw my nephrologist (kidney doctor) and I will have a kidney biospy after I go to ND and Vegas and then I will start chemo after I return from Germany and Prague. Over the next few months I will have to take chemo once a month for 8-10 hours for 6-months. Then the first time I must take a week off since my immune system will be shot and I can't be around people. So I will telecommute. I will be out on average 3-5 days after treatment and I will do my treatment after my overseas trips.
People take chemo for many reasons. In my case I have kidney involvement and I am the max dose of Cellcept, it's a medicine that heart, lung, and kidney transplant patients take. It has some mad side effects, I started losing my hair, weight and I'm going to the ER tomorrow night because I can't get in to a gastroenterologist and I've been having some serious bowel problems and I've had pre-cancerous polyps removed not once but twice.
Chemo treatment is extermely effective, but I will now have a higher risk for all types of cancer, I can't have children and I will have to take meds to counteract the Cellcept and chemo. http://www.arthritis-treatment-and-relief.com/cellcept-and-lupus-nephritis.html during chemo I will only have to take the chemo and no other meds. I'm on 14 at the present time. Thank God.
This disease has put a serious strain on my marriage. My husband and I been married for 13-years and been separated for 6 of those years. I honestly don't how much we can take, there has been a lot of ups and downs all based off my illness and deployments. We'll see......
Time for pain meds. Oh I had my first aqua therapy appointment today and she truly smoked me, but it's great for your joints. Good night........
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