So, I get up to get ready for work on a Monday morning when I noticed that my left ankle keeps swelling. I am a little curious as to why and what is going on as I do not remember doing anything to cause it to swell. I get a little nervous and go to a urgent care place to get it checked out. The doctor there tells me that I have somehow sprained it and need to stay off of it as much as possible for the next two days. With that, I have a note to go back home and not go to work. I am still confused on how I sprained it.
It is the second night and the swelling has not gone down. The Avastin can cause blood clots and with having had one in my arm back in about 2009, I get a little worried and go to the emergency room. Thankfully, it is not a blood clot but still off for another work day. What the heck?!
Finally figured out that it was the chemo that I was on that was causing the swelling in now both ankles. I now have cankles. I am not old enough for this!! I am now wearing two different slip on shoes because of the swelling as my feet have swelled up a bit too. The doctor has given me some medicine to help control the fluid and it does not increase but does not go away.
I am glad we figured out what was causing it but I do not like this. Not one bit!! What else can I do for now?!
The doctor is talking about pausing chemo for a bit as with this new side effect, it probably will not get any better. I do not know how I totally feel about that but if the swelling goes down and nothing else goes wrong, a pause in treatment might be nice?
Another new adventure in cancer!! Glad it is over with but more on that later.
Jenn
