2010-Jan-28, Thursday
Kris went in and had her infusion. The Dr. consulted with her regarding
her tongue and fingernails. He believes that the problems will lessen now
that she's off of Ixempra. Kris blood pressure is up so Dr. Moran put her
on Lisinipril to help keep the pressure down. Kris' spirits are up and
she's doing nicely.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Kris, Dave and the Lumps: Round Three, Chemo #8
2009-Dec-31 Thursday
We went in and got Kris her Chemo. No change to her blood thinners as her
I and R (clotting rate) were within the range they want. We had to do the
infusion on Thursday since Friday was a holiday and we had Kris' dad,
Gerry, along for the right. Better still, the infusions are down to about
an hour so it's much easier than the six hour infusions we've been doing up
until now.
We went in and got Kris her Chemo. No change to her blood thinners as her
I and R (clotting rate) were within the range they want. We had to do the
infusion on Thursday since Friday was a holiday and we had Kris' dad,
Gerry, along for the right. Better still, the infusions are down to about
an hour so it's much easier than the six hour infusions we've been doing up
until now.
2010-Jan-1 Friday
Kris had a headache all day long. She basically decided to do caffeine to
keep the option of doing a Darvocet open in case this turned out to be a
full blown migraine. Her tolerance for spice is also very low right now.
Basically, even using the special mouthwash she got is on the bleeding edge
of not tolerable due to how 'spicy' it is for her. Her tongue is, well,
raw. Her fingers are also not happy. We are hoping that this will subside
as the Ixempra flushes out of her system. Avastin, the drug she will be on
until May or June, is not supposed to have the side effects that Ixempra
does. All in all, though, things are going well and her spirits are up.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Kris, Dave and the Lumps: Round 3, Chemo #7, Last of the Ixempra
2009-Dec-11, Friday
Went in for Chemo, sleepy. I actually dozed off reading to Kris in the Drs
office while waiting for him to arrive. Apparently I was tired enough that
Kris observed if she hadn't known better, she'd think I was drunk for
slurring my words. :) I then proceeded to really doze off while talking
with Kris and Dr Moran! The issues were her Migraine on Thanksgiving, the
tingling in her fingers and the twitching of her left eye. Dr. Moran is
convinced that the finger sensitivity and eye twitching are all in keeping
with the Ixempra and today is the last dose of that drug. He stated that
the Migraine is more likely an effect of the anti-nausea medication they
give when giving the infusion each time. He switched to a different
medication for at least this round. Her spirits were up for the infusion
and she even managed to drop a few cards and dice, though we didn't have to
shock the nurses by scuttling about for them. Because of my being so
tired, she insisted that I occupy a chair and distress the other patience
by snoring loudly at them... then she insisted on driving home! Yeah,
she's tougher than I am. :)
Went in for Chemo, sleepy. I actually dozed off reading to Kris in the Drs
office while waiting for him to arrive. Apparently I was tired enough that
Kris observed if she hadn't known better, she'd think I was drunk for
slurring my words. :) I then proceeded to really doze off while talking
with Kris and Dr Moran! The issues were her Migraine on Thanksgiving, the
tingling in her fingers and the twitching of her left eye. Dr. Moran is
convinced that the finger sensitivity and eye twitching are all in keeping
with the Ixempra and today is the last dose of that drug. He stated that
the Migraine is more likely an effect of the anti-nausea medication they
give when giving the infusion each time. He switched to a different
medication for at least this round. Her spirits were up for the infusion
and she even managed to drop a few cards and dice, though we didn't have to
shock the nurses by scuttling about for them. Because of my being so
tired, she insisted that I occupy a chair and distress the other patience
by snoring loudly at them... then she insisted on driving home! Yeah,
she's tougher than I am. :)
2009-Dec-13, Sunday
When I got home from work (in the ball park of 9 am for those that don't
know my schedule) Kris was up and about and generally functioning well but,
she rapidly slowed down. By noon she was achy and complaining and I talked
her into taking a Darvocet. Then I went out and got Pizza since we didn't
feel like cooking. By the time we were done eating, and watching an
episode of CSI she was feeling better (about 2:30 pm, half an hour after my
bedtime). When I got up tonight she was watching America Speaks and doing
ok but she was quite run down. Here's hoping tomorrow things are going
well.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Kris, Dave and the Lumps: Round #3, Chemo #6, followup
2009-Nov-26, Thursday, Thanksgiving
Slept in, pretty much on purpose. When we got up Kris started to work on
the Apple pie. In the process she realized that she hadn't gotten enough
apples and sent me off to get 2 more Braeburns for the stuffing. When I
got back, she was laying on the couch with a look of abject misery on her
face. I asked after what was wrong and she said that she had a migraine.
Now, for the record, Kris doesn't get migraines save when they are
chemically induced. She would get them with Citoxin, and she got one with
the initial dose (double) of the anti-viral medication she was prescribed
for shingles. She took Tylenol (she's not allowed aspirin due to the blood
thinners) and that did nothing. That meant she had to wait until the
Tylenol was out of her system before she could take one of her Darvocet
since Darvocet also has Tylenol in it (and for those that don't know,
Tylenol is quite hard on the liver, so, doubling up is not a good thing).
She finally went up to bed and lay down in the dark for quite some time. I
managed to cook the bird and get dinner done. About the time she was able
to take the Darvocet, dinner was ready and she was feeling better though
certainly not 100%. Due to the nausea associated with the migraines pain,
she was barely able to eat dinner. She did tolerate the pie better than
the rest of the food.
Slept in, pretty much on purpose. When we got up Kris started to work on
the Apple pie. In the process she realized that she hadn't gotten enough
apples and sent me off to get 2 more Braeburns for the stuffing. When I
got back, she was laying on the couch with a look of abject misery on her
face. I asked after what was wrong and she said that she had a migraine.
Now, for the record, Kris doesn't get migraines save when they are
chemically induced. She would get them with Citoxin, and she got one with
the initial dose (double) of the anti-viral medication she was prescribed
for shingles. She took Tylenol (she's not allowed aspirin due to the blood
thinners) and that did nothing. That meant she had to wait until the
Tylenol was out of her system before she could take one of her Darvocet
since Darvocet also has Tylenol in it (and for those that don't know,
Tylenol is quite hard on the liver, so, doubling up is not a good thing).
She finally went up to bed and lay down in the dark for quite some time. I
managed to cook the bird and get dinner done. About the time she was able
to take the Darvocet, dinner was ready and she was feeling better though
certainly not 100%. Due to the nausea associated with the migraines pain,
she was barely able to eat dinner. She did tolerate the pie better than
the rest of the food.
2009-Nov-27, Friday
Much better today. No migraine and plenty of energy, so, things seem to
have sorted themselves out.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Kris, Dave and the Lumps: Round 3, Chemo #5
2009-Nov-20 Friday
Infusion day. Kris' I&R suggested another adjustment of her blood
thinners. Her other blood work looks good. She's still got some
sensitivity in her finger tips but the Dr thinks everything is in keeping
with the Chemo, and we tend to agree. For the record, this is MUCH better
than Xeloda (for Kris)!
Infusion day. Kris' I&R suggested another adjustment of her blood
thinners. Her other blood work looks good. She's still got some
sensitivity in her finger tips but the Dr thinks everything is in keeping
with the Chemo, and we tend to agree. For the record, this is MUCH better
than Xeloda (for Kris)!
2009-Nov-21 Saturday
Kris is feeling a bit run down already. Not yet achy or in pain but just
not enough energy for everything, though she managed to keep plugging along
through everything we wanted to do.
2009-Nov-22 Sunday
More run down though up in spirits and up and about.
2009-Nov-23 Monday
Kris stayed in bed late today to wait for the pain killers to kick in
before she would brave the day. Other than the pain, she's doing well and
her spirits are up.
I need to insert a note to Carl. You will be missed and our thoughts are
with Grace and the rest of the Sato crew.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Kris, Dave and the Lumps: Round 3, Chemo #4
2009-Nov-6, Friday
The infusion went without incident... which includes no giggling and
rolling around on the floor looking for cards, much to the nurses relief.
The infusion went without incident... which includes no giggling and
rolling around on the floor looking for cards, much to the nurses relief.
2009-Nov-7, Saturday
Kris is already feeling the effects of the Chemotherapy. Mostly just a
little run down, nothing major.
2009-Nov-8, Sunday
Kris is more run down and achy. She took a pain killer this night to go to
sleep. Things are definitely occurring earlier in the cycle.
2009-Nov-10, Tuesday
Kris is pretty much back to normal. Tastes are back to normal and the
achiness is pretty much gone.
Only one more round to go then we cut back from 2 drugs to one. I'll nail
down which drug we are finished with in the next update.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Kris, Dave and the Lumps: Round 3, Chemo #3, followup
2009-Oct-11 Sunday
Kris is... tired. She's also in enough pain that she decided to take a Darvocet before going to bed. That said, she was resting peacefully when I trundled off to work.
Kris is... tired. She's also in enough pain that she decided to take a Darvocet before going to bed. That said, she was resting peacefully when I trundled off to work.
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