8 days of radiation left after another one "knocked off" today.
Linda showed up for her 26th day of radiation...after an 8 day layoff that included 6 days in the hospital. She was stopped on the way in to have a "check up" by the nursing staff...to whom she complained about an upper chest pain...the doctor was called in...and said that Linda would need to be checked out by the medical oncologist people tomorrow. ..she also complained about the "excessive burping" which is somewhat painful....the dietitian recommended Gas X and the doctor concurred.
The radiation session then took place without incident.
With Jim and Jeff in assistance, I ran over to Eugene to complete a project for Wings I had committed to....Linda and I were scheduled to do a seminar this week at Wings but had to back off with Linda's medical condition...we were sorely disappointed....
Jim"fed" Linda by tube....we, though, backed off the last of the "food" as the Gas X doesn't seem to do the trick and Linda was feeling a bit bloated..with time this went away but we are eager to get these "side effects" out of the picture. We want the belching to go away as well as the upper pain!
More information tomorrow!
Dave
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Only 8 days of radiation to go! You can make it! Hope you're able to get the side effects under control quickly.
Thinking of you both constantly, always with positive vibes heading your way. Love you!
So good to see you back on your way.Love your smile:). All that nutrition will help the healing. When you restart the chemo, keep ahead of the nausea. Were you using Zofran during your treatments? That is a good drug while you have the chemo in your system but it can cause headaches as well. The drug Kytril is a close cousin. If the tube feeding startes to make you fill bloated you may want to ask about Reglan to keep the intestines moving.
You are doing great....
Love Denise
September
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