Week 9 came and went with not much to report except a slight change at the Doc's office. Mom generally gets chemo on Wednesdays with an occasion trip back on Thursday for a follow up of Magnesium or Neupogen. But, Doc is on vacation so they moved her treatment to Thursday. No big deal, except we didn't find out until Wednesday...DOH! Apparently the nurses that have been caring for Mom up to this point are rented from the hospital. I guess Doc leases the space from Mercy Hospital and then leases the nurses as well. As of September 1 they aren't renewing the lease of the nurses and they're bringing in their own so there's a bit of transition going on and someone overlooked the appointment cards. Other than messing up mom's morning nap there wasn't any harm done and she got in on Thursday and got Erbitux.
This week (10) is the same schedule. Erbitux on Thursday. Mom has been really tired the past 2 days. However the week started off completely different...FOOTBALL!! Mom got to experience Football in the Lansberry as our Bengals took on the Cowboys in the Hall of Fame game Sunday night. Although the starters played about 10 plays total and we lost it was still a fun way to start off the week and get our minds off the rest of the everyday stuff!
The benefit (This Saturday 6-9, Take 5, Fairfield) is coming along nicely. People have been very generous with their donations to the silent auction/raffle. We've received anything from hair products to school supplies to Autographed footballs and it's all greatly appreciated. From the grapevine I hear there should be one heck of a turnout as well. We're looking forward to it.
I'll let you know how mom's treatment tomorrow goes and any last details about the Benefit on Friday! Thanks for checking in!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Week 8...
Last week was an interesting week in regards to not only chemo but Mom n George's future arrangements. As of August 1st their lease officially started on the townhouse they'll eventually live in on the property where George works.
Two Saturdays ago (July 24) George and I took 3 trips with a trailer from storage to their place. We made a pretty good dent in the 15 foot by 30 foot storage unit where their stuff was stored. We made another trip Monday, and another Tuesday. Wednesday (July 28) was Chemo Day (full dose) and Mom had come off her bye week from chemo and was feeling pretty good that day. I took the day off, took mom to chemo about 12:30 and then Heather and I went to an all day concert. George picked mom up at about 6:00 or so that evening and she said she slept through the whole thing!!! And they brought her up in a wheelchair because she was still so tired. We had a feeling this one would take it's toll after the week off. However...
Thursday when I went to meet George at the storage unit at about 5:30pm to finish the move I find out he's taken half day, he's already taken a load over and Mom was at their place unpacking....whaaaaaaat?!
Friday chemo struck a bit. Mom started having pain for the 3rd time during this first 8 weeks in her feeding tube. It appeared to be infected again. She wanted to rip it out. We all know how doctors are. If they're concerned they tend to over explain, if they're not they tend to under explain. Well the first 2 times it bothered her they pretty much blew it off and gave her antibiotics so I'm pretty sure they were not too concerned. This time George mentioned something about it being weird that every time she gets a full dose of chemo her tube site acts up. (cue light bulb!) It dawned on me that the full doses are usually the ones that wipe out her white blood cells...you know the ones that fight infection (cough tube site cough). Hence every time her blood count drops the infection flares up, once her count goes back up add in a few antibiotics it goes back away. Whew...mystery solved and Mom is content with the explanation. Tube stays....for now.
So she made it through week 8 even though she had another minor infection, up this week was more prep work for the benefit on the 14th for Heather and I and our cast of helpers to be named later, and Erbitux only for mom. Check back for this weeks update soon.
**Side note - thanks for all your donations whether they be to the Silent Auction/Raffle, or directly to Mom through this site. It's much needed and greatly appreciated! Thanks again!
Two Saturdays ago (July 24) George and I took 3 trips with a trailer from storage to their place. We made a pretty good dent in the 15 foot by 30 foot storage unit where their stuff was stored. We made another trip Monday, and another Tuesday. Wednesday (July 28) was Chemo Day (full dose) and Mom had come off her bye week from chemo and was feeling pretty good that day. I took the day off, took mom to chemo about 12:30 and then Heather and I went to an all day concert. George picked mom up at about 6:00 or so that evening and she said she slept through the whole thing!!! And they brought her up in a wheelchair because she was still so tired. We had a feeling this one would take it's toll after the week off. However...
Thursday when I went to meet George at the storage unit at about 5:30pm to finish the move I find out he's taken half day, he's already taken a load over and Mom was at their place unpacking....whaaaaaaat?!
Friday chemo struck a bit. Mom started having pain for the 3rd time during this first 8 weeks in her feeding tube. It appeared to be infected again. She wanted to rip it out. We all know how doctors are. If they're concerned they tend to over explain, if they're not they tend to under explain. Well the first 2 times it bothered her they pretty much blew it off and gave her antibiotics so I'm pretty sure they were not too concerned. This time George mentioned something about it being weird that every time she gets a full dose of chemo her tube site acts up. (cue light bulb!) It dawned on me that the full doses are usually the ones that wipe out her white blood cells...you know the ones that fight infection (cough tube site cough). Hence every time her blood count drops the infection flares up, once her count goes back up add in a few antibiotics it goes back away. Whew...mystery solved and Mom is content with the explanation. Tube stays....for now.
So she made it through week 8 even though she had another minor infection, up this week was more prep work for the benefit on the 14th for Heather and I and our cast of helpers to be named later, and Erbitux only for mom. Check back for this weeks update soon.
**Side note - thanks for all your donations whether they be to the Silent Auction/Raffle, or directly to Mom through this site. It's much needed and greatly appreciated! Thanks again!
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