Feeling Better Recently
I wanted to share a quick health update with you since our visit to the ER at Stanford last week. ER Visit & Headaches Last week, we ended up in the emergency room because of some intense headaches I’ve been dealing with—sharp, constant, and hard to manage. At times, they’ve come with nausea and light sensitivity, making it difficult to get through the day. The ER team was wonderful—they gave me fluids, medication, and my oncologist bumped up my dexamethasone dose. Thankfully, even though I still have mild headaches each day, they are very manageable. A few days before the ER visit, I stopped taking Cabometyx (part of the immunotherapy treatment). Since then, my headaches have improved noticeably. After discussing this with the oncologist, she is going to take me off Cabometyx for good and probably put me on something I was taking before. ECG (electrocardiogram) Results As part of my ER visit, I had an ECG. It showed some minor changes—low QRS voltage and nonspecific...