Seemed to be a fairly good day for Ali today. She managed to sleep in until about 8:30am after a fair night's sleep.
She was up during the day and managed to get out of the house. A couple of hours lie down and rest was all she needed.
Her tummy feels a bit funny and she is weary but she's looking pretty good when all things are taken into perspective.
So far, these drugs don't appear to make her feel as bad as the previous treatment regime. Then again, she will be taking her pills for 14 days so it's possible that things will drag out longer this time. Just have to wait and see.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
New treatment no. 1
Hope I've got this in early enough for most of you.
All went ahead today. Alison's neutrophils jumped from 0.96 to over 8, spurred on by the steroids that she was taking.
So far she doesn't feel as sick as she did with the previous treatment, although to me she looks more tired and her face is a little flushed and puffy (will need to keep an eye on her).
This treatment took just over an hour today and there are then pills for the next 14 days.
It wasn't all smooth sailing though today. First of all, it took three tries to get the needle into the right spot. That's on top of a needle this morning for a blood test and another one on Monday, also for a blood test.
Next, there were the ice gloves. For those who don't know, Ali doesn't have very good circulation to her hands. She's been known to have yellow fingers when it's cold. So when the nurses told her that she should wear ice gloves to minimise the side effects of the chemo, she was less than impressed.
The final bump for the day was that the nurses recommended Ali wear dark nail polish. This is because the bumps & discolouration that can occur to her nails may be accentuated by sunlight. Thus, dark nail polish may help minimise this side effect.
So, if you see Ali wandering around with no hair and dark nails, she hasn't gone goth or punk, it's just the way it is.
All went ahead today. Alison's neutrophils jumped from 0.96 to over 8, spurred on by the steroids that she was taking.
So far she doesn't feel as sick as she did with the previous treatment, although to me she looks more tired and her face is a little flushed and puffy (will need to keep an eye on her).
This treatment took just over an hour today and there are then pills for the next 14 days.
It wasn't all smooth sailing though today. First of all, it took three tries to get the needle into the right spot. That's on top of a needle this morning for a blood test and another one on Monday, also for a blood test.
Next, there were the ice gloves. For those who don't know, Ali doesn't have very good circulation to her hands. She's been known to have yellow fingers when it's cold. So when the nurses told her that she should wear ice gloves to minimise the side effects of the chemo, she was less than impressed.
The final bump for the day was that the nurses recommended Ali wear dark nail polish. This is because the bumps & discolouration that can occur to her nails may be accentuated by sunlight. Thus, dark nail polish may help minimise this side effect.
So, if you see Ali wandering around with no hair and dark nails, she hasn't gone goth or punk, it's just the way it is.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Chemo Delayed - Until Wednesday
Just a quick one this time (for the one person who said in the survey that the posts were 'sometimes' too long).
Alison's chemo has been delayed, probably until Wednesday. Her neutrophils were not high enough, same problem as last time chemo was delayed.
She'll have another blood test Wednesday morning and hopefully be right to start her new treatment then.
It's a major bummer but there's not much we can do about it.
Alison's chemo has been delayed, probably until Wednesday. Her neutrophils were not high enough, same problem as last time chemo was delayed.
She'll have another blood test Wednesday morning and hopefully be right to start her new treatment then.
It's a major bummer but there's not much we can do about it.
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