The Taber Family Blog

Well I seriously owe you an update since the 30th of March. Not much has changed to be quite honest. My mouth feels pretty much the same as it has for weeks, and my skin is improving slightly. The dead skin on my neck is almost gone and healthy skin is on the way and the rash on my face has also improved a bit. I still wake up in the morning and look into the mirror hoping to see my old face and not this red beat up mug I have now. Oh well.

I’m still stuck eating a daily regimen of cream of wheat in the morning with a protein shake, and another protein shake for lunch. For dinner I usually have some apple or pear sauce, some jello, a yogurt and an Ensure. This diet has very long ago become very boring,  but I really don’t have a lot of options. So we trudge onward. At this point I’m down to 200 lbs, so I’ve lost about 25 lbs overall. Not too bad and I still fit in my clothes.

Over the past week I’ve lost a great deal of hearing in my right ear due to some liquid pressure build up I attribute to mucus or an infection brought on by the Erbitux affect. I’m going to try and get to the doctor today to have him take a look at my ear so I can hear normally once again. I’m a week and a day past treatment and I can still feel this Erbitux is in my body. I know the Erbitux is slowing the healing because that’s what it does, so I’m hoping to get this stuff out of me soon.

My spirits are good and going out in the sun doesn’t feel like being under a heat lamp any more. I’m able to work at home just fine, but I’m still entitled to a nap every now and then.