First days of new oncology
The days preceding my new oral oncology medication, I was feeling pain in the right side of my chest. I couldn't tell if it was bone pain, muscle pain, or just poor posture. It was difficult to find a comfortable position unless I was sitting in my office chair. Laying back seemed to intensify it. I would describe it as greater than discomfort, but less than intense, though it ached and kept me from sleeping and I continually searched for a comfortable position throughout the nights, Even at my echocardiogram Thursday morning, laying on my left side (which is my preferred sleeping position) was uncomfortable. I mentioned it to my oncologist at me appointment Friday and he suggested it was fluid building in my right mung "and that is why we need to get you started on medication today." We restarted the Faslodex (fulvestrant) injections that I had received monthly for over 5 years, and l began taking Truqap (capivasertib) Friday evening. We are front lo...
