It's been a very strange day. The last day of this particular two week chemo cycle, which was rougher than the last one. My eyes were a real worry. I noticed that my vision got worse just after I took the cyclophosphamide pills. It was hard to focus without the eye-patch for much of the day. So, I did a little research. I googled both the cyclophosphamide and the 5FU. I seemed to recall both had visual disturbance as a side effect.
What would we do without Google?
Well. we could turn to ask.com.
I guess there isn't much difference between them, because both came up with the same answer for 5FU - 11.5% people treated with it reported blurred vision.
Another study on cyclophosphamide found that after 1-6months of treatment 31.58% of people taking cyclophosphamide suffered some form of medium blurred vision, including those who were also treated with methotrexate.
OK, I am not going to go into the statistics, because that's my weakest subject, but the point is that, even with my limited knowledge it's plain to see that the blurring of my vision is the result of taking the chemotherapy drugs.
Naturally,there are other side effects as well. Today, I had a body-full of those too. About a half hour after taking the pills my body became very heavy and I simply could not keep my eyes open. In the morning, I had plans for working on my assignment, but that was not to be. Not until the late afternoon, when the cyclophosphamide was supposed to have cleared for the day (4-5 hours, according some of the information I've read). Within a short time I was fast asleep and woke up around 2-3 hours later. Well, that's half the day gone, right there.
Then, my eyes wouldn't focus and my head was mush. I couldn't concentrate on anything. So, I gave in and played games on my iPad. What a waste of time. But hey, if my body wants to rest, why not put on the music and let the games begin! Tomorrow is another day and I will not have to take those damn pills for two weeks! Halleluyah!
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