Its been a while
Its been a while since I posted. Since my first post, I've completed my 2 months of AC, then had a little health blip with fevers and an infection that the medical staff couldn't find in my body, then I had a frightening Supraventricular Tachicardia event, thankfully whilst I was in hospital where basically my heart decided that the heart rate should not go below 200! Turns out my lungs hadn't responded very well to the AC treatments after all! On the Oncologists advice, the weekly Paclitaxel treatments was suspended for a couple of weeks but now I am back on treatments, my mouth has flared up with ulcers and is majorly sore. Sucking on lozenges and rinsing with an Anaesthetic mouth wash is tedious, but we do what we have to do right? The most annoying thing I am finding is that my vision seems to have changed in the 4 months since I started this journey. I struggle to be able to read things for a long period of time. I'm hoping that once I am through the chemo that my vision may(?) return to normal? Anyway, onward and upward :#
Blood Pressure changes with Chemotherapy
During my Paclitaxol Chemo last year I required a reduction in my anti-hypertensive drugs. My BP is still lower than my pre cancer diagnosis. I'm going to have it reviewed again as my BP is still lower. I haven't had any other significant changes. My weight is stable. Has anyone else noticed a lowering of blood pressure, like I have? It would be a great side effect, if permanent.