Chemo infusion was at 8:30 and we were out of there a little before 10:00.
While in the infusion room Terry began to feel flushed and itchy. He was only getting the saline at the moment so he knew it had to be something else. His thought was that it was because of the new meds he took this morning - Cyclosporine (si [long I] klo [long o] spore een). It continued getting worse, and was very irritating. He mentioned it to the nurses.
The infusion nurse and the clinic nurse both assured us that it was indeed the Cyclosporine that was causing those problems, and that those symptoms would probably not last forever. Sadly, he could not take any Benadryl because of his appointment after infusion, but luckily, those irritating symptoms did eventually subside. The flushed feeling is gone, but the itchiness is still present though not as bad. Too bad he has to take another dose of that stuff this evening. He's not looking forward to it.
After infusion we waited for the shuttle to take us to the UW Medical Center for an appointment with the ENT. Dr. Davis said that things are still pretty swollen and that the low platelet count could be the reason for the blood that is still present. He says to keep up the irrigation/rinsing and come see him again in January. Yip, January ..., we have made our first appointment for next year. WOW! Todays appointment was not so pleasant because the doctor caused some pain and suffering during the check up. For a body that is already weak and uncomfortable, that just added more irritation. Oh Bother! We left the office with Terry feeling crummy, but you know ..., he's doing fine!
He's chugging water and juice, trying to hydrate his body as instructed.
So that is the medical news for the day!
Other news:
We were reminded of this while listening to the news today -
Abraham Lincoln delivered
the Gettysburg Address on
this day 150 years ago.
(images from Bing search)
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Thank you for sharing the Gettysburg Address and news of your day. Hugs from the forest
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