I am blogging away from home so I am not able to attach any great new photos of beautiful baby Sam or any terrific action photos of my kids on their new play structure. Instead I will write about the rotten new chemotherapy that Mom took on Tuesday.
Tuesday morning at 8 am Mom went in for her new chemotherapy. This chemotherapy is one that she will have four times with three weeks in between the doses. We had gotten some information that lead us to believe that this chemo might have more side effects, but others had told us that there was no reason to believe that it would be any harder than the last stuff. Mom and Dad were at the infusion center a bit longer than normal, but arrived home in a very good mood around 1:00 pm. Mom said that in some ways the infusion of this chemo was easier. They did not give her the massive dose of benedryl with this cocktail and thus she was not as sleepy and groggy. She said that she felt fine!
At around 4:00 pm that all changed. Mom made a move from the warm living room to the cool basement as nausea began to take hold of her. She then proceeded to get rather violently ill. Dad called the doctor and his nurse called in two new anti-nausea prescriptions to add to the one very expensive anti-nausea that she was already taking. I stayed downstairs with Mom as Dad ran to the pharmacy. When Dad returned Mom tried one of the new medicines. This was not enough and she continued to be overpowered by sickness and nausea. She then tried the third medicine and this combination was able to slow the vomiting. I believe Mom and Dad were able to go to sleep at around 11 pm.
Yesterday Mom continued to take all three anti-nausea medications. She told me that with all three of these she still feels like she has the very worst morning sickness. The medications are able to keep her from vomiting, most of the time. She is still caught in the grip of the nausea all the time and sometimes she cannot help but completely loose it. She is also, obviously, in the woozy haze of all those medications. Mostly she is in bed or on the couch in the basement. Mostly she keeps her eyes closed and lays very still.
I think that I have heard from several sources that this might last about three days. Part of me wanted to wait to post this blog until she was through it and I could report the good news of her recovery as well as the rotten news about what she has to endure with this new chemo. But, perhaps the good news will get it's own posting with the cute pictures of all her lovely grandchildren to match.
Love, Emily
4 comments:
thanks for the update. Sorry to hear this round is going so rough in your mom. What a wonderful daughter you are, helping your mom through all this. And your dad too. Hang in everyone. Any new news of surgery??
Just want you to know that we're keeping you all in our prayers. So sorry that this round of chemo looks like it might be rather rocky. Hope things are getting better. Thank goodness it is only every three weeks this time! We're sending positive thoughts your way. Blessings!
I was praying that there would be an update with positive news here today. Is there anything that the church family could help you with during this more difficult round of Chemo? I send positive thoughts and prayers your way Lynnie and especially to Emily, John, and family because I know the family suffers much when the patient suffers.
I heard the "Magic 4" (or whatever it is called) did wonders and you are feeling much better. So glad to hear that. Saw you in church for a while. I hope you are getting to enjoy some of summer. :-) Take care.
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