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@drewgrebe I had radiation treatment 21 this morning. Four more to go. Mostly I am feeling good. A touch of nausea right after my treatment but it passes quickly. There must be a little bit of radiation burn to my lower esophagus because sometimes there is slight pain when I swallow food. The biggest issue is fatigue. But I can take naps whenever I want because I am not going anywhere except to my daily radiation treatments. I meet with my radiologist every Tuesday. This week I was told that they consider this to be palliative care. I have been contacted by Mayo about a clinical trial that is currently going on that I can apply to participate in. I need to find out more about before I sign up. Taking everything into consideration, I'm getting along pretty good!
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@marvinjsturing, so good to hear from you. Like @drewgrebe I was thinking about you today. You mention that the goal of this radiation is palliative rather than curative. Have you been in touch with a palliative care team at Mayo Rochester? That may be something you want to look into while you're there and to have set up for when you return home
- Mayo's Palliative Care Specialty Group https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/general-internal-medicine/palliative-care-minnesota/overview
@kjrita, of course you can post the link to PanCan's educational webinars. I fixed the URL so that it goes to the page on their website. I think the link you provided was from an email you received, which didn't work for others.
@drewgrebe How is your fiancée doing? How many more chemo treatments left to go?