No problem. I was getting around to updating it anyways. I was going to update it Today anyways...
Here's the latest...
I've had 4 rounds of Chemotherapy and things are going just fine. I'm feeling very good here. My legs for a while were retaining water, making them swell and hurt. I'm on medication right now to bring them down. I've been taking them for a few weeks, and they have done the trick. My legs feel good now, and the pain is a lot less than it was.
I'm feeling about 90% like my old self. The only problem is still my strength. I used to lift about 50 lbs. before I was sick. Now I'm lucky if I can do 20 lbs. I've been told that my strength will return when the chemo is over with. The last chemo will occur on January 4, 2012.
The biggest change has been my weight. I've shown TrainmanKight and PaulSP my new look, and they have been flabbergasted at my weight loss.
Before I was sick, I weighed 272 lbs. As of Today (September 12), I weigh 207. I'm going to include pictures on how I look so that everyone can "see the new me".
Here are the pictures: A front, and side view:
- Picture 1 of 2. Taken the night of September 10, 2011.
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- Picture 2 of 2. Taken the night of September 10, 2011.
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Both pictures were taken with flashes. No, my hair is not red colored. It's an illusion from the flash. This is how I look now about 65 lbs. lighter. I have baggy clothes on too, so it may give off an illusion that I'm still fat on the side view.
To MD2020: Do I still look like John Candy now?
Any other questions, ask away...