Thursday, June 26th 2014
Today Kayleigh and I took mom to Cancer Treatment Centers of America to have radiation prep and treatment. Her mouth was extremely sore and her lips are scabbed up pretty badly. Right before we arrived, mom took the Hydrocodone and Lidocaine along with the lolly pop to try and numb her mouth and throat before the treatment. Next on the schedule was wound consultation. Stephanie reviewed mom's neck and chest area to see how the radiation is burning her skin. Mom is using Silvadene immediately following each radiation treatment and each night before bedtime.
Stephanie said she was looking pretty good other than her lips. Mom has been using Aquaphor on her lips to help heal from radiation treatments. Stephanie added DermaQOL to be used on her lips too.
We had over an hour wait until mom's 2:00 p.m. appointment for the Blood Transfusion in Quality of Life so we decided to venture out and go for a ride to see the City Square of Newnan.
Today Kayleigh and I took mom to Cancer Treatment Centers of America to have radiation prep and treatment. Her mouth was extremely sore and her lips are scabbed up pretty badly. Right before we arrived, mom took the Hydrocodone and Lidocaine along with the lolly pop to try and numb her mouth and throat before the treatment. Next on the schedule was wound consultation. Stephanie reviewed mom's neck and chest area to see how the radiation is burning her skin. Mom is using Silvadene immediately following each radiation treatment and each night before bedtime. Stephanie said she was looking pretty good other than her lips. Mom has been using Aquaphor on her lips to help heal from radiation treatments. Stephanie added DermaQOL to be used on her lips too.
We had over an hour wait until mom's 2:00 p.m. appointment for the Blood Transfusion in Quality of Life so we decided to venture out and go for a ride to see the City Square of Newnan.
Once we had lunch back at the cafeteria we headed up to Quality of Life. Mom's blood pressure was 98/55 but unfortunately she had a fever of 101.4 degrees so the blood transfusion couldn't begin. A temperature of 100.5 or higher can lead to an infection. A urine sample and blood cultures were ordered to try and find out where the fever is coming from and there was no sign of a urinary tract infection or anything. She is not feel well due to her hemoglobin being so low. The Blood Transfusion was rescheduled for 1:00 p.m., tomorrow and we were released from infusion at 4:00 p.m..
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