Tuesday, June 3rd 2014
First thing on the schedule today was a lab draw followed by the nurse assessment. Mom's blood pressure was 65/41 and her weight is at 110 lbs.
First thing on the schedule today was a lab draw followed by the nurse assessment. Mom's blood pressure was 65/41 and her weight is at 110 lbs.
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Dr. McKnight stated her blood pressure was extremely low due to her being so dehydrated. So now she must have fluids today and tomorrow in Quality of Life. He is concerned that the Cisplatin could destroy her hearing permanently so the chemotherapy type is changing to Taxotere, Carboplatin along with Neupogen which is a biologic response modifier. Neupogen is used to stimulate the production of granulocytes , (a type of white blood cell) in patients undergoing therapy that will cause low white blood cell counts.Mom is not taking in enough fluids. Her appetite has greatly decreased due to the changes in her taste buds from having radiation therapy daily. She has also been experiencing some nausea. Edra Spevack, Naturopathy, ordered that mom take Zinc Lozenges to counteract her changes in her taste buds. Also she must get at least one to two liters of water daily. She also ordered a liquid supplement derived from Mushrooms called Maitake Gold to help support healthy bone marrow function and to increase white blood cells and platelets.
We had to really hurry to make mom's appointment with Radiation Oncology. Her appointment was scheduled for 12:10, and we were running late. Mom "took" her Clover Honey, another raw honey from Barley and Vine and went back for her treatment.
Infusion was last today and then we headed home!
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