The second round of sutent was a bit more trying than the first one. Yesterday's doctor appointment was long, as we went over the list of side effects that I have had from the sutent, including but not limited to: skin irritation, mouth irritation (as if my whole mouth has been burnt raw), loss of hair pigmentation, fatigue, nausea, and migraines to name a few. Dr. H has reduced the dosage for the last seven days of this round from 37.5mg to 25mg to help with some of the side effects; but mostly because my white count is borderline low. In the past month of being on sutent I have had three pretty bad migraines resulting in vomiting, because of this we have scheduled a head MRI. We have also scheduled the first ct scan since I've been on Sutent. Let's hope that the imaging shows that all of this has been worth it - in which case, bring on month 3, after a much needed 2 week break!
UPCOMING APPTS:
9/22: Ct Scan & MRI
9/27: Results & Port Flush
