OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 711 | ahere I am again. Been a while and sorry about that. Linda had chemo #3 today, delayed again for a week as she was in the hospital last week when it was scheduled. I had taken her to the e.r. last Monday sept 30, because she was very confused and dizzy. They felt she was having a reaction to the antibiotic Reglan, and changed her script and released her. Then on weds she really went in to a tail spin, she was dizzy, coul barely get off the bed and was beligerant and delirious. Called an ambulance to take her back to e.r. That was about 4 pm. they kept her in the e.r. til 4 am thurs, during which time she was hallucinating and just completely freaking out. She couldn't keep still and kept wanting to get up and then lie right back down. Turned out that her magnesium level was extremely low and that was causing her problem. She was admitted and stayed thur and fri nights. She was supposed to have had chemo on thurs. Rescheduled chemo for this wed but her blood count was down to 6.7 (11-14 is normal) so they gave her 2 units of blood on wed and 1 unit yesterday. So finally got chemo today. We don't know what caused the low blood count. I know that years ago when she had ulcers it got almost that low, but there's no sign of ulcers so we just don't know. Anyway, she has felt much better since receiving blood. Not sure how she manages the strength to continue fighting through all of this. Call her Wonder Woman.
David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer. And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer. May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.
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