Steroids, Rashes and More . . . .

Hey Everyone,

Since last week about all that's happened is that I got some new medicine for my forehead and it works great - finally!!!  By last Wednesday evening my forehead was killing me and Pam at the Cancer Center was able to call me in a new prescription for some wound care gel that has Lidocaine (yay!), aloe vera, vitamin E, collagen and several other good things in it.  It has worked wonders in the last week!  My forehead almost looks normal again.

Saturday I woke up and found that I had a painful crack in my heel along with several small cracks in the skin around my fingers.  Wow. . . . . something new every day.  I looked it up, and sure enough, more side effects of the chemo pill.  So, I spent the weekend putting Neosporin, heel balm and band-aids on my cracked skin, hoping it would help it heal.  Right now I'm waiting for Marilyn (Dr. Bova's nurse) to call me back and let me know if there is something better I can be using for my cracking skin.

I think I'm still having some allergy issues - runny eyes, puffy eyes, fluid in my ears, etc., etc.  Sure wish that stuff would go away soon!

I've just got about 4 or 5 more days of taking the steroids (1/4 pill a day) and hopefully when I stop I won't get a headache again.  Sure will be glad to get off the steroids!!!

Besides for feeling like an old woman with a new ailment every day I'm doing pretty well.  I feel pretty good most of the time - sure could be worse.

Thank you to everyone around me for having such positive attitudes - it really helps me stay positive (most of the time).  Bob is the best - he's always there to listen when I'm down and he's very patient with my complaining (old lady ailments) - THANK YOU BOB!!!!!!