feeling good at day 220

Hi to all,
well its been a long time since i posted and i just wanted to give you all an update--its now day 220 if i calculated right and i am doing great--as far as i know i am still in remission. i am just on aredia treatments every 2 months i go back for a complete check up in Oct. But i am basically back to normal. i still do not work as i wasn't before but i am pretty much able to do everything for myself as far as daily functions and such. It seems unreal that i am posting and still in remission. i had my SCT DEc 29th and i am doing good. My hair is still short but none the less its hair. It is all salt and pepper and i am thinking about coloring it as i always did before but am kinda reluctant. Has anyone ever colored their hair after new regrowth after chemo. My hair. started growing back in feb so i quess it has been6 months. it is pretty baby fine. so i am wondering if it would be good or okay. Well to all who are thinking about having a SCT just do it it is so worth it. i will admit its tough but you do get better and remmission is the altimate result hopefully for all. to all my myeloma friends hang in there ---there is hope.
Sincerely, Susan

DAY 105 AND VERY GOOD NEWS!!!

Hi Everyone,
WEll its day 105 and i have very good news to report --I AM IN REMISSION__YEA,YEA,YEA!!!!!!!. i had a bone marrow biopsy on Monday and a skeletal survey and lots of blood work done and i got the results today. All are normal. The bone marrow biopsy shows 1% myeloma cells and the blood work is all in normal range and my skeletal survey was good but i have to have infusions of Aredia every two months to keep my bones Strong. So basically my doctor says i am in remission. He tried to contact my SCT doctor but he was unavailable--to discuss how to keep me in remission--what maintenance drugs to use so i will probably get a call on that tomorrow. Anyhow i will leave for LAs Vegas on April 22 to celebrate!!!! Thanks to all who wished me luck and got me thur this. i will continue to update you from time to time. feeling good ---Susan

DAY 91

jUST A SHORT UPDATE. iT'S DAY NINETY ONE AND I AM FEELING PRETTY GOOD. I WENT TO MY ONCOLOGIST YESTERDAY FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A THIRD INJECTION FOR MY ANEMIA BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE NURSE I DID NOT NEED IT SO I AM VASTLY IMPROVING. i WILL GO ON APRIL 9TH TO GET ANOTHER BONE MARROW BIOPSY AND THEN GO TO SEE MY REGULAR ONCOLOGIST APRIL 12TH TO GET THE RESULTS. HOPEFULLY I WILL OF GOTTEN A COMPLETE REMISSION. WISH ME LUCK. ONE MORE NOTE MY HAIR CONTINUES TO GROW NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR MY LIKEING BUT ITS HAIR NONE THE LESS. WELL UPDATE YOU AFTER ALL TEST RESULTS ARE IN.
SUSAN

HI EVERYONE,

I WENT TO MY REGULAR ONCOLOGIST TODAY AND GOT A SHOT OF ARANESP--ITS WORKS THE SAME AS PROCRIT. i HAD SOME BAD BONE PAIN WITH THE PROCIRT SO THEY GAVE ARANESP THIS TIME. THE PROCRIT HAS DONE ITS JOB BECAUSE MY ANEMIA IS NOT AS BAD. SO MAYBE WHEN I GO IN 2 MORE WEEKS I WILL NOT HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOT FOR ANEMIA. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE EVER HAD ARANESP FOR ANEMIA? ANYHOW I WAS FEELING PRETTY GOOD BUT AFTER SHOT I FEEL A BIT DIZZY. BUT OVER ALL I AM STILL FEELING FAIRLY DECENT. I AM STILL GROWING HAIR MOSTLY SALT AND PEPPER WHICH IS BETTER THEN NO HAIR AT ALL (HEY I'LL TAKE IT).

THATS ALL FOR NOW--SUSAN

DAY 68

Hi Everyone,
It's hard to believe it's day 68--but here is. I am doing fairly okay. I did get my first injection of procrit about a week and a half ago--however i experienced some bone pain with it. Some of the nurses say it is normal and some of them say it is not so here i am again wondering which is true-however i indeed did get bone pain in my hips and lower part of my legs below the knee and my feet. I am just taking ibuprofen for the pain. But i have 2 more injections to go. Has anyone out there experienced bone pain with procrit? I have been feeling a bit unsteady on my feet and kinda like i have some sort of infection in my inner ear i think. But on the other hand i am growing some hair--not enough to feel comfortable without a hat yet but i am hoping that will be soon. My hair has come back sorta a salt & pepper look. WEll i see how long i can stand that. I am 48 but i don't want to look 60 but maybe i will like it after all.
Well thats all to report for now. Will keep you posted. Susan

DAY 56

Hi Everyone,

I waited to post untill i saw my oncologist today. ALl seems good my blood counts are all good but he say i am a little anemic. SO Monday i will start on procrit injections every 2 weeks for six weeks and then i will have my bone marrow biopsy to see if i got a remission. If i did he says i will go on maintenance which will be revlimid. I will probably be on revlimid even if i didn't get a complete remisson. But all and all i am fairly well i can do most everything and the heartburn has seem to of gone away for now. Believe it or not My mother had promised me a trip to Las Vegas that was her way to give me a reason to get better. Well it worked because today i asked my doctor if he thought i would be able to go and his exact words were (i want you to go) We plan to go in April but that just goes to show that i feel better enough to think i will be in full force then and not doing bad now. My Hair has begin to some what grow back it is kinda like peach fuss now but i am hoping by April i will have my scalp covered.
Crissy tell your husband not to worry he will be okay and just tell him when he thinks it will never get better IT DOES GET BETTER . It is a little rough at first but you get better every day. I am living proof of that.
And i am hopeing he will get a complete remission from his also. IF you or he have any questions during his transplant i am here.
Susan

DAY 46

HI EVERYONE,
WELL HERE I AM AT DAY 46 --THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER --I CAN DRIVE AND DO ALOT THINGS LIKE I DID BEFORE BUT I DON'T THINK MY BODY HAS FULLY RECOVERED. THE DOCTOR SAYS IN 3 MONTHS I SHOULD HAVE 75 OR 80% PERCENT OF MY STRENGTH BACK. THAT IS MUST OF MY PROBLEM NOW EXCEPT FOR STILL SOME LINGERING EFFECTS OF MY ESOPHAGUS--I SEEM TO STILL GET ALOT OF HEARTBURN AND KINDA OF A TIGHTNESS THAT HURTS MY BACK AND SUCH BUT I GUESS THAT IS STILL SOME EFFECTS OF THE CHEMO. I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO EAT TO MUCH OR NOT TO EAT SPICY FOODS AND CAFFEINE. I CAN HAVE SOME CAFFEINE BUT NOT A LOT. BUT I DO NOT NEED NAUSEA PILLS ANYMORE. ITS KINDA HARD TO EXERCISE BECAUSE IT IS STILL COOL OR COLD OUTSIDE SO I DO WHAT I CAN INSIDE THE HOUSE BUT THAT IS KINDA LIMITED SO
OVER ALL I AM SLOWLY BUT SURELY GETTING BETTER. AND MY HUSBAND DID BUY ME THAT WATCH FROM NEIMAN MARCUS SO I AM HAPPILY SPORTING MY NEW WATCH AS I WALK AROUND MY HOUSE. IT'S A GETTING BETTER AND VALENTINE'S GIFT IN ONE. I SURE DO LOVE IT. WELL THATS IT FOR NOW. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED INA FEW DAYS. SUSAN

Day 40

Hi everyone,
Well i am doing alot better. I still do not have all of my strength back but i can do alot more very slowly--of course i do take a nap and sit down if i feel tierd but over all i continue to get better. Each day is a new challenge. Henk i hope you are doing okay what did your oncologist have to say? I find that my head is extremely sensitive to the cold air or just in general i can't wait to get my hair back. But my appetite has fully come back and Don i quess that man you talked to is right your appetite is back before the energy level but i have not gained to much weight. i try to do alittle something every day even if it's just a little house work. i don't feel back to normal but this is much better then before i can eat and enjoy my food and not throw it up and i am adjusting to the smells its getting better not every thing makes me sick now. i can tolerate the smell of my dog and such when i couldn't before every thing made me sick. So for now i just rest and i go to see my regular oncologist on Feb 23 to see how my blood counts are and such. will keep you posted.
Susan

DAY 35

HI EVERYONE,
WELL I CONTINUE TO GET STRONGER EVERY DAY. I AM NOT HAVING TO TAKE MY NAUSEA PILLS IN THE MORNING AND I AM GETTING BY --HOWEVER I DO STILL GET SOME STOMACH DISCOMFORT AND I HAVE HEARTBURN WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING I EAT AND THE BURPS BUT OTHER THEN THAT I AM DOING FAIRLY WELL. I DROVE FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY JUST A SHORT TIME TO MY SISTERS HOUSE AND BACK. I AM STILL JUST ABOUT I'D SAY 55% ENERGY WISE BUT HOPEFULLY WITH TIME THAT WILL GET BETTER ALSO.THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND WELL WISHES I WILL CONTINUE TO POST. SUSAN

DAY 32 AND A VISIT TO TRANSPLANT DOCTOR

HI EVERYONE,
TODAY I WENT TO SEE MY TRANSPLANT DOCTOR AND HE SAYS I WON'T SEE HIM UNTILL DAY IOO BUT HE DID GIVE ME TWO NEW PRESCRIPTIONS- ONE IS ACYLOVIR FOR SHINGLES SINCE I HAVE HAD THEM BEFORE AND BACTRIM FOR ANY THING LIKE PNEUMONIA OR ANY THING LIKE THAT. HE SAYS I WILL TAKE THE BACTRIM 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR MAYBE 6 MONTHS AND HE SAYS IT IS USUALLY WELL TOLERATED BUT IF IT BOTHERS ME WE WILL HAVE TO STOP AS I AM SENSITIVE TO EVERY THING. AS FAR AS FEELING BETTER --YES SOME WHAT I STILL GET WEAK AND TIRED BUT I AM BETTER THAN I WAS. I HAVE MY UPS AND DOWNS. I AM A LITTLE AFRAID TO LET GO OF THE ANZEMET PILLS FOR NAUSEA BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO EAT. BUT I MAY
TRY TOMORROW AND NOT TAKE ONE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
MY WEIGHT ACTUALLY HAS GONE DOWN I LOST ABOUT 15 POUNDS. I STILL HAVE A FEW TASTE BUDS PROBLEMS LIKE A COKE STILL DOES NOT TASTE RIGHT TO ME BUT OTHER THINGS DO. BUT I LONG FOR A BIG TALL COKE --ITS JUST NOT HAPPENING YET AND I SEEM TO GET HEARTBURN ALOT. SWEETS DON'T TASTE RIGHT EITHER. BUT I AM EATING THE ALL IMPORTANT FACTOR. I WOULD SAY ENERGY WISE I AM STILL 50 PERCENT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT DOES GET BETTER AND I HAVE MET ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TRANSPLANTS AUTO AND ALLEOGENIC. IT SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T GET OUR HAIR BACK FOR MAYBE 4 MONTHS. SO MAYBE I WILL HAVE MY SCALP COVERED BY APRIL. IT GETS REALLY COLD WITHOUT HAIR. I HAVE TO WEAR MY BEANIES TO BED EVEN. BUT EACH DAY GETS BETTER. UNTILL NEXT POST. SUSAN

FEELING BETTER

WELL HERE I AM ON DAY 29 AND I CAN ACTUALLY SAY I FEEL BETTER --OF COURSE I AM STILL TAKING MY DAILY ANZEMET PILL FOR NAUSEA AND I AM STILL SOMEWHAT WEAK BUT I AM BETTER!!! I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A MONTH TODAY. I AM EATING PRETTY WELL AND FEELING LIKE I AM JUST GONNA GET BETTER AND BETTER. I SAW MY REGULAR ONCOLOGIST YESTERDAY AND HE SEEMS PLEASED ON HOW I AM DOING MY BLOOD COUNTS ARE A BIT DOWN BUT HE SAYS THEY WILL FLUCTUATE FOR A WHILE. HE ASKED IF I WANTED PROCRIT BUT I DECLINED FOR NOW I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN GET BETTER ON MY OWN HOWEVER HES SAYS THEY ARE THERE FOR ME IF I NEED THEM. Monday WILL BE A FULL MONTH SINCE I HAD MY TRANSPLANT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TANDEM TRANSPLANT RIGHT NOW. I JUST WANT TO GET BETTER AND BETTER AND THEN MAYBE BUT I AM THINKING NOT MAYBE SOME MAINTENANCE PILLS LIKE REVLIMID. MY DOC SAYS WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AT 100 DAYS AND AFTER ANOTHER BONE MARROW BIOPSY. BUT FOR NOW FOLKS I THINK I AM GETTING BETTER.

OOPPS I QUESS IT IS DAY 27 I LOST TRACK FOR A MOMENT

DAY 26

HI EVERYONE,
FIRST A BIG YEAH!!!!!!!!!--I GOT THE CATHETER OUT --MINE WOULD NOT COME OUT ON IT'S OWN SO THE DOCTOR HAD TO NUMB IT UP AND MAKE A SMALL INCISION AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT. THAT IS A SMALL STEP BACK TO NORMALCY FOR ME. I AM DOING OKAY --I GO TO SEE MY REGULAR ONCOLOGIST TOMORROW --I AM STILL TAKING THE ANZMET NAUSEA PILLS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND THEY DO HELP I CAN EAT--SO THATS ONE GOOD THING.I AM STILL WEAK --HOWEVER I DID HAVE TO WALK ALOT YESTERDAY TO SEE THE DOC TO GET THE CATHETER OUT WE PARKED IN THE WRONG PLACE SO THAT GOT ME A LITTLE EXERCISE BUT I AM TIERD TODAY. THEY SAY I WILL PROBABLY NOT BE 75 TO 100 PERCENT FOR MAYBE 2 MORE MONTHS TO COME --SO FOR NOW I WILL JUST HANG IN THERE AND YOU'RE RIGHT DON -- I BELIEVE THE NURSES.

DAY 26

HELLO EVERYONE,
FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WELL WISHES AND PRAYERS IT KEEPS ME GOING. TO BETH MY COUNTS ARE ALL GOOD BUT I AM STILL WEAK AND HAVING SOME WHAT STOMACH PROBLEMS. THEY SAY IT CAN TAKE MONTHS TO GET MY TASTE BUDS BACK OR AT LEAST THATS WHAT SOME OF THE NURSES TELL ME THE NURSES STORIES ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT FROM THE DOCTOR-SO NOW WHOS TELLING THE TRUTH. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF I CAN GET MY CATHETER OUT TODAY OR IF THE DOCTOR CAN FIT ME IN. HOPEFULLY EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW. MAYBE I WILL FEEL ALITTLE BETTER WITH THIS THING OUT. WELL RIGHT NOW I AM JUST TAKING ONE DAY AT A TIME. I QUESS I AM SOME WHAT BETTER BUT NOT 100 OR EVEN 75 PERCENT. I WOULD SAY A STEP INTO 50 PERCENT.

DAY 25

WELL FOLKS,
YESTERDAY WAS NOT SO GOOD I GOT UP TO GET READY TO GO TO THE CLINIC AND I WENT TO BRUSH MY TEETH AND IT GAGGED ME SO I THREW UP AND THAT STARTED THE NAUSEA AGAIN SO I WENT INTO CLINIC AND GOT SOME ANTI-NAUSEA THRU THE IV. THE DOCTOR IS TRYING TO SEND ME BACK TO MY ORIGINAL ONCOLOGIST --I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM ON FRIDAY AND I DON'T GO SEE THE TRANSPLANT DOCTOR TILL MONDAY. I GUESS HE IS TRYING TO WEEN ME OFF OF THE CLINIC. I AM STILL HAVING STOMACH PROBLEMS I GUESS THAT WILL COME WITH TIME. I MAY JUST BE ABLE TO GET MY CATHETER OUT ON WED. OR THURSDAY. I AM HOPING AND PRAYING FOR THAT. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS THING. TODAY I AM OKAY THE DOCTOR GAVE ME THE PILL FORM OF THE IV VERSION OF THE ANTI-NAUSEA STUFF SO WE'LL SEE HOW TODAY GOES. I AM ALITTLE STRONGER EACH DAY IF MY STOMACH PROBLEMS WOULD JUST LET UP . WELL THEY SAY IT JUST TAKES TIME SO ONLY TIME WILL TELL. --SUSAN

DAY 23

HI EVERYONE,
I DIDN'T GO TO CLINIC TODAY-THIS IS MY DAY OFF AND I ACTUALLY THINK MAYBE JUST MAYBE I MAY BE ON THE UP SWING OF THINGS. I DIDN'T GET ANY ANTI NAUSEA MEDS TODAY AND I WAS ABLE TO EAT. MY STOMACH STILL GETS UPSET ALITTLE AND I AM STILL SOME WHAT WEAK. I CAN;T DO ALOT OF THINGS BUT THEN I CAN DO ALITTLE MORE THEN I USE TO . TODAY I WASHED SOME CLOTHES AND ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO SWEEP ALITTLE. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN RAINY AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUTSIDE MUCH BUT TODAY IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE IN THE 60'S AND IT IS SUNNY I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SUN IN A WHILE SO IT WAS NICE TO GO OUT ON MY PORCH AND FEEL THE SUN A BIT.I JUST PRAY AND HOPE I REPORT THE SAME TOMORROW THAT I AM STILL GETTING BETTER. WISH ME LUCK. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN PRAYING FOR ME IT MEANS ALOT TO ME. UNTILL TOMORROW--SUSAN

DAY 22

HI FOLKS,
AS EACH DAY GOES ON I GET A LITTLE STRONGER. I WENT TO CLINIC AGAIN YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND I HAVE TOMORROW OFF AND THEN GO AGAIN ON MONDAY. I AM JUST SO SENSITIVE TO EVERY DRUG THEY GIVE ME THE DECADRONE WORKS AS FAR AS ME WANTING TO EAT AND ALL BUT I FEEL SO JITTERY AND FEEL LIKE I WANT TO CLIMB THE WALLS. SO I HAVE TO PICK MY POISON DO I WANT TO BE SICK OR CLIMB THE WALLS. I HOPE THERE WILL BE A DAY I DON'T NEED ANY OF THAT ANY MORE. BETH YES THEY DID ADD ZOFRAN BUT I GET A TERRIBLE HEADACHE WITH IT SO I AM DAMMED IF I DO AND DAMMED IF I DON'T. ANYHOW I DO FEEL A BIT BETTER EVERY DAY THE MORNING KEEP ME WONDERING HOW I AM GONNA FEEL BUT IF I MAKE IT PASS THE MORNINGS WITHOUT BEING SICK I AM DOING GOOD. I THINK I HAVE MENTIONED THE SMELLS ALOT BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A SUPER HERO NOSE. I CAN SMELL THINGS A MILE AWAY OR AT LEAST IT SEEMS THAT WAY. My HOUSE CAN NOT BE CLEAN ENOUGH(WHICH IS AN ISSUE TO MY HUSBAND)BECAUSE HE DOES NOT SMELL ANYTHING AND HE THINKS I AM CRAZY BUT WHO EVER GAVE ME THIS SUPER HERO NOSE TAKE IT BACK I DON'T WANT IT!!!!!
ANYHOW AUNT BLANCHE I AM NOT IN QUARANTINE BUT I AM NOT HERE ALOT I AM AT THE CLINIC MOST DAYS WHEN THEY GIVE ME A WEEK OR SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YA'LL ALSO.

DAY 2O ALMOST 3 WEEKS OUT

WELL TODAY WAS NOT GOOD I THREW UP ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND TWICE TODAY. I WENT TO CLINIC GOT SOME IV FLUIDS AND SOME ANZMET AND A STEROID PILL CALLED DECADRONE(I THINK THATS HOW YOU SPELL IT) ANY HOW THE SAME THING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, THE DOC SAYS ITS ALL DUE TO MY TASTE BUDS. i CAN EAT TODAY BUT CAN'T TASTE IT THEY SAY I HAVE TO FORCE MYSELF TO EAT SO I DID. SO FAR SO GOOD. THE SMELLS THE SMELLS THE SMELLS (OH HOW I HATE THEM NOW) DON DID YOU HAVE A SCT? CAN SOMEONE TELL ME AT WHICH DAY OR WEEK DID THEY START TO FEEL BETTER? THE DOC SAYS IT WILL GET BETTER AND ALL MY COUNTS ARE GOOD AND HE SAYS MY BONE MARROW LOOKS GOOD. but I HAVE NOT YET RECOVERED(MEANING THE VOMITING AND SUCH) WHY I DON'T KNOW HE SAYS THEY WILL JUST KEEP SUPPORTING ME DURING THESE ROUGH DAYS. THATS ALL FOR NOW.

DAY 19

LET ME START OUT BY ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS--TO FRANCES-NO I DID NOT WORK BEFORE SCT--I HAVE NOT WORKED FOR ABOUT ALMOST 2 YRS NOW. I HAD AN OFFICE JOB BUT I COULDN.T WORK ANYMORE DUE TO BACK PAIN AND SUCH --I ACTUALLY GOT DISABILITY ABOUT A YEAR & A HALF AGO. MY CANCER STARTED OUT AS A SOLITARY PLASMACYTOMA AND I GOT 33 ROUNDS OF RADIATION AND WENT INTO REMISSION FOR 5 YRS AND THEN I GOT IT BACK IN 2004 MORE RADIATION AND THEN IN 2006 IT TURNED INTO MUTIPLE MYELOMA I GOT IT IN FIVE PLACES IN MY SPINE. THEN IN 2006 MY DOCTOR SUGGESTED THE STC. I WAS IN REMISSION GOING INTO THE SCT SO I SURELY HOPED IT WORKED AND ALL THIS WILL BE WORTH IT.IT WAS TO KEEP ME IN REMISSION LONGER. TO AUNT BLANCHE I HOPE THERE WILL BE A DAY I CAN NOT REMEMBER. TODAY WAS NOT SO GOOD I GOT UP EAT SOME TOAST AND TRHEW IT BACK UP --I THINK THE VOMITING AND STOMACH PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE MY BIGGEST ISSUE OTHER THEN I CAN'T STAND SMELLS. I AM HOPING TO FEEL BETTER SOON. I FEEL ALITTLE STRONGER BUT THE STOMACH ISSUES KEEP ME FROM MOVING AROUND IT SEEMS LIKE I JUST WANT TO CURL UP IN MY BED ALOT.MY TASTE BUDS ARE STILL NOT BACK. BY THE WAY THE CLINIC IS ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF METHODIST HOSPITAL. I WISH I COULD REPORT BETTER NEWS BUT RIGHT NOW THERE JUST ISN'T ANY I HOPE I AM NOT DEPRESSING SOME OF YOU=I LONG FOR THE DAYS I WILL FEEL SOME WHAT NORMAL AGAIN AND PUTT AROUND MY HOUSE LIKE I USE TO.

DAYS 17 AND 18

HI EVERYONE,
DAY 17 WAS NOT SO BAD. I WENT TO CLINIC AND GOT MORE IV FLUIDS. I AM STILL NAUSEOUS AND HAVING STOMACH PROBLEMS. THEY GIVE ME ANZMET TRHU IV. BUT THEY TELL ME I CAN DO MORE AS FAR AS MOVE AROUND MORE AND MAYBE A TOUCH OF HOUSE WORK BUT EVERY TIME I DO I HURT ALL OVER ALOT OF ACHES AND PAINS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EAT AND HAVE NOT THROWN UP IN 3 DAYS BUT MY STOMACH DOES HURT AFTER I EAT. TODAY IS DAY 18TH AND I FEEL THE ACHES AND PAINS TODAY. I DID EAT SOME TOAST AND KEEP IT DOWN --I QUESS TIME WILL HEAL --I DON'T KNOW--I AM SURE GETTING TIRED OF IT BUT I CAN SAY I FEEL A LITTLE STRONGER. I JUST WISH THE STOMACH PROBLEMS AND ACHES AND PAINS WOULD GO AWAY. I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO CLINIC UNTILL THURSDAY WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS SO BAD --I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD EVEN MAKE IT THERE TODAY BECAUSE OF WEATHER SO THURSDAY IS NOT BAD. WE WILL SEE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS. IS THERE SOME ONE OUT THERE WHO CAN TELL ME WHEN THINGS GET BETTER. AS FAR AS THE STOMACH AND ACHES AND PAINS? THATS ALL FOR TODAY..