Stacey, sorry to hear you are having issues still with your husbands recovery. You sure have your hands full with him!

Several factors can contribute to the low BP. Pain mads can make BP low, so can illness. Dehydration can cause it to drop as well. Major weight loss will many times result in low BP. So many things can affect it. During my hospitalization for malnutrition and dehydration my BP was so low the nurses kept waking me up as they were concerned my BP was too low, it was running 62/48. I felt ok, except for the major issues which causes me to get admitted.

Make sure you discuss everything with the doctor. Without full info the doctor will be guessing and not able to properly assess your husbands true condition and help him. Why make it harder to find the problem? No reason not to cooperate and help the doc to help your husband. If your husband gets mad then he does, he will get over it when he realizes what you do is out of love and for his own good. Stay strong, you are doing the best you can in a difficult situation.

There are shots that can boost your husbands blood count numbers. I believe one of the names the shots go by is called nupogen (SP). When his blood count numbers are very low he runs a high risk of getting infections so needs to take extra precautions like washing hands frequently, using antibacterial hand sanitizers and avoiding sick people, public places and crowds.

Recovery can take a long time, up to 2 years for a full recovery. It cant be rushed no matter how much the patient wants to be well. It takes time. Many OC patients become frustrated at how long it takes to bounce back from treatments. His body has been thru the war and it will be a while to get back to normal. His nutritional intake still must be 2500+ calories per day and 48 oz of water. He should be using high protein whey powder added to drinks to help speed his healing.

Good luck!



PS.... I know you have your hands full right now. Please remember to take some time for yourself. Caregivers need TLC sometimes too.