Dec 29- Last dose of Chemo
Posted Dec 29, 2010 11:33am
Dec 28 in the evening was the last dose of Chemo for this round
for my Mom. Chemo has been very hard and the side effects have been
difficult for her to manage.
The chemo is making her very tired and she sleeps almost continuously throughout the day. She has almost no energy and cannot even get up to walk at this point. The doctors are now concerned with her kidneys as she is expelling more liquids that she is taking in. They will be keeping a close eye on this and determine next steps for this problem.
The chemo also lowers her immune system. This has resulted in a throat infection that my mom is now fighting. Her throat is in quite a bit a pain which prevents her from being able to eat much. Because her eating has slowed, they are giving her the drink Ensure. This helps and seems that my mom can manage drinking this and does not cause that much pain.
My Dad, Tony, Kristy and my mom's good friends Gladys and Alvin have been taking turns at the Hospital, to be sure she has someone by her side during this difficult time with Chemo.
After today- we should see a slow increase in her energy since the chemo will be done for now. The doctors say that the effects of chemo will reside in her system for up to another 7 days, so this will be a slow recovery of energy for her. In 7 days from today- the doctors will conduct another Bone Marrow biopsy- which will tell us the results of the first round of chemo- how well it attacked the bad cells, etc. WE will be sure to update you when we know more.
THANK YOU for your continued prayers and support during this difficult time.
Love Always,
Ginny
The chemo is making her very tired and she sleeps almost continuously throughout the day. She has almost no energy and cannot even get up to walk at this point. The doctors are now concerned with her kidneys as she is expelling more liquids that she is taking in. They will be keeping a close eye on this and determine next steps for this problem.
The chemo also lowers her immune system. This has resulted in a throat infection that my mom is now fighting. Her throat is in quite a bit a pain which prevents her from being able to eat much. Because her eating has slowed, they are giving her the drink Ensure. This helps and seems that my mom can manage drinking this and does not cause that much pain.
My Dad, Tony, Kristy and my mom's good friends Gladys and Alvin have been taking turns at the Hospital, to be sure she has someone by her side during this difficult time with Chemo.
After today- we should see a slow increase in her energy since the chemo will be done for now. The doctors say that the effects of chemo will reside in her system for up to another 7 days, so this will be a slow recovery of energy for her. In 7 days from today- the doctors will conduct another Bone Marrow biopsy- which will tell us the results of the first round of chemo- how well it attacked the bad cells, etc. WE will be sure to update you when we know more.
THANK YOU for your continued prayers and support during this difficult time.
Love Always,
Ginny
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