Saturday, October 13, 2012

Side effects of Casodex

Marshall's first Casodex pill was yesterday morning.  By last night he was feeling some very general low back pain.  Then the hot flashes set in with a vengeance.  And he had to get up to go to the bathroom every single hour.  So between the hot flashes and the bathroom trips, he got almost no sleep at all.  Today he was dragging.

I did a little research and all of these things are recognized non-threatening side effects of Casodex.  So we hope they tone down a little each day.  I also read that in some cases, the Casodex can cause liver damage, so there will be liver function tests in his future.

On Monday he will start taking the weekly large doses of Vitamin D2.  I just looked it up and there are no side effects.  Nice.

He was tired today but he was looking forward to the West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Tech game.  Well, first of all, it wasn't broadcast in our area.  And, second, West Virginia lost badly.  Bummer.

On the other hand, my St. Louis Cardinals are kicking butt.  They have moved on to the playoffs for the National League Championship.  First game in that series is tomorrow night.

Dr. Flaig (the oncologist) posted the results of the hip x-rays on our personal hospital website today (these x-rays were taken on our way out of the hospital on Thursday) and I am happy to report that the doctor's note at the top reads: "Xrays of the legs looked OK without signs for serious bone involvement. T Flaig."  Yay!!

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