Day 3 Cycle 2 Chemotherapy - 15 May 2025

Day 3 - Chemotherapy Cycle 2 

SPO2 = 98

BP = 138/92
Pulse = 72
Weight = 67.3 kg

Temp : 36.2 C 

Today's breakfast was rolled oats with kiwifruit.  Went for a short morning walk and then my muscle toning routine.  Quite an uneventful morning but the hiccups are back with a vengeance.  I had to take the chlorpromazine again with the hope of mitigating the hiccups.  But it makes me drowsy!  

Lunch was from the tingkat supplier but today's fish was salmon. Didn't eat much.  Had to nap as the chlropromazine made me rather drowsy.  Dr Chan sent my latest blood report and the CEA marker dropped from 80.1 to 20.7!  Looks like despite the side effects, the chemo was doing its work!  But too early to celebrate.  Let's see how it continues after this 2nd cycle.

Also did my 2nd self-injection of Zarzio (filgrastim) 30ml into my tummy subcutaneous fat. This time it was on the left side of my belly button as the nurse advised to rotate the injection sites.

The intervals between the hiccup bouts are getting shorter, which is a terrible irritation.  Even during my 4pm con-call, I had to do my drowning technique to quell the hiccups.  Fortunately it behaved for awhile to allow me to participate in the con-call.  

Now even eating did not stop the hiccups, so it's back to sipping water whilst holding my breath to stimulate the 'drowning' effect to stop the hiccups temporarily.  I'm just waiting for the dexamethasome to wear off and to be rid of these hiccups!


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