It was a long weekend. Like four days long. Endless.
He's now seven pounds lighter than last Friday. Partly dehydration, partly not eating. And at the followup appointment today, they had a hard time coaxing any blood out ofthe turnip him.
But the good news is that he's turned the corner on the side effects since today was significantly better than yesterday--drinking and eating and energy are all good things. And his oncologist says that each day will be a bit better than the one before.
There will be a different medication to try to avoid the side effects next time. Depending on how he feels it might be in three weeks as planned or they might put him on a four week routine. If the side effects continue to be harrowing, then they'll administer a lower dosage of his poisonous cocktail. So options are there to be used.
He really disliked the heartburn and jitters of the Prednisone part of the last chemo regimen, but they were more annoying than anything else. R&B has claws in comparison. At least there'll be no worsening of the peripheral neuropathy though.
Dare we hope that it's working on the lymphoma as well as the rest of his innards?
He's now seven pounds lighter than last Friday. Partly dehydration, partly not eating. And at the followup appointment today, they had a hard time coaxing any blood out of
But the good news is that he's turned the corner on the side effects since today was significantly better than yesterday--drinking and eating and energy are all good things. And his oncologist says that each day will be a bit better than the one before.
There will be a different medication to try to avoid the side effects next time. Depending on how he feels it might be in three weeks as planned or they might put him on a four week routine. If the side effects continue to be harrowing, then they'll administer a lower dosage of his poisonous cocktail. So options are there to be used.
He really disliked the heartburn and jitters of the Prednisone part of the last chemo regimen, but they were more annoying than anything else. R&B has claws in comparison. At least there'll be no worsening of the peripheral neuropathy though.
Dare we hope that it's working on the lymphoma as well as the rest of his innards?
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