A DAY OF DRAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linda started the day in radiation...she meets with the radiation oncologist Wednesday to go over the remapping for the remainder of the treatments (12 of them).
We then went over to finish the second cycle of chemo (the 6th day)....it was to be a long one because of the hydration required with this last day of chemo. On Mondays, Linda meets with the medical oncologist or nurse practitioner and does a blood test to make sure the counts are up and her kidneys are working well.
And then..........................................
As the blood draw was in progress, Linda fainted....which caused a mad rush for the nurse practitioner and some help.....Linda came back around.....
And then..........................................
She passed out again. A mad scramble for oxygen, legs and arms flying in the small room getting her up on a table on her back......a quick infusion of liquids.....this time she really "went out"....a scare for eveyone involved.
Once Linda was stabilized, it was found that her blood pressure was quite low as was her pulse (46 beats per minute!). It didn't take take much time once the fluids were in her body that she regained her color...blood pressure and good pulse.
While this was going on, her blood was being analyzed and things looked pretty good in terms of the blood. The decision was made to move forward with the chemo with the additional hydration on top of the intial infusion....and she is to come back tomorrow for additional hydration. They also are giving her a booster shot tomorrow for the production of red blood cells.
Things did get scary...but at the end , Linda did well with the chemo. She is now totally off the blood pressure medicines also until all of this is done.....
Linda did chemo today lying down
Today was son Jeff's birthday....Linda had no energy to bake a cake as she would be prone to do....but we bought a really cool frosting loaded one....Jeff was working at the pub today and we could tell going out the door that the patrons were going to get into that cake pretty fast.
Enough excitement for the day! Linda keeps thinking about how "good" she looks when she is out with people and then stuff like today happens....she says: "who is going to believe us?".......I tell her: "Remember cancer is like a roller coaster...some days are good and others aren't".
Dave
3 comments:
Linda, I was at the doctor's office having blood drawn last Friday.....drama, too. I almost passed out while they had an unsuccessful draw. They had to take me out in a wheelchair to lay down in another office. After having two nurses fussing over me, they finally got the blood. At least you have a better excuse than I do!
Linda,I bet you did raise a little excitement around there. And again you bounced right back. Thanks for the picture of Jeff. It is great seeing him via internet. Say,Linda weren't you born in Nebraska? How about a Husker hat to wear?haha But of course Oregon isn't doing so bad either.
Just some humor.
Love, Janet
oy, oy, oy!!! I remember this roller coaster with my mom. Keep seeing the friends, L -- they're obviously a fantastic source of energy for you. Keep on keepin' on!!
Susie
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