Cathy Metzger's Blog
SPRING HAS SPRUNG AND CATHY IS BETTER

Today’s radiation is no. 17, which in my math is halfway to 35. Hooray!
So far the effects are radiation burn on my neck, especially at the base and on to the collarbones, because I hadn’t realized the field was going that far down so wasn’t putting the SPECIAL CARE CREAM on there, and sores on both sides of my tongue. These are the biggest problem because they make eating into torture. Luckily, today the JH team showed me how to use the feeding tube, and loaded me up with the necessary equipment and cans of Osmolite and although I had thought this would be a low point, instead I am completely relieved to know that I can just drink smoothies and shakes and keep my weight up with Osmolite, and my fluids up through the tube if need be, and even treat blood sugar lows that way (this has been a problem; how to treat a low if you aren’t able to take things in by mouth easily?) so, I am thinking that if the first half is down, the second half will follow. whew.