With Eric's blood work being done every two weeks now, and the platelets finally and continually stabilized at normal levels (376 last week), the only concerns remaining are the gastrointestinal problems which have not diminished since the last chemo, nearly four weeks ago. The Zofran (anti nausea) and over the counter histamine blockers (Pepsid, Zantac, etc.) have not provided significant relief for more than an hour or so. Dr. S. changed the medications to Compazine (anti nausea) and something else for protecting the stomach, stronger than the OTC medications (forget the name), but still not much improvement.
Eric normally sees Dr. S. the Wednesday before his chemo, the only day Dr. S sees patients, and that would be today since chemo is this weekend. Eric had to be out of town for work today, so we made arrangements for him to be seen by Dr. S's associate, Dr. O, tomorrow instead. Hopefully we can get some better understanding and control of these GI issues before the chemo this weekend or it could be a rough week or so on the horizon.
Maureen
The light at the end of the tunnel must be getting brighter. I hope they can sort the GI issue, I'm keeping Eric in my prayers. Good luck with the chemo this weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Leslie! Indeed it is getting brighter. Eric is so grateful to you for thinking of him and praying for him. We love you!
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