We found out today that Les will be getting his last radiation treatment on the mid spine tomorrow. I'm not sure what changed, but chemo will start on Thurs (3hour), and continue Fri (1hour) and Sat (1hour). We don't think the Ashland Care Center will admit on the weekend, so it looks like he'll leave Bergan on Monday, May 4. Carboplatin and Etoposide are the chemo drugs of choice for Les. Side effects will be nausea during the dosage days and then fatigue, low white, red, and platelet counts for several weeks after that. They also said to avoid your favorite foods during that time or you may develop an aversion to them! Guess I'll have to eat his chocolate to save him from himself.:)
PT says he needs to be up and more active. They say for every one day he is in bed, it takes four days to recover. So, his goal is to start getting up and out of the bed 2 times a day for extended periods. He did go outside today for a while, but said it was chilly. I thought so too! (Thanks Aunt Nancy for taking such great notes...you should start a blog!) Take care!
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Glad to hear the positive news. Maybe life is like the the weather and the gray clouds have passed and it is all sunny days ahead. Can't wait until he moves to the Care Cetner it will be nice to have him that much closer to home. Please call if there is anything we can do - as long as the ladies in Les's life aprove it. Hugs, prayers, and lots of well wishes -
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ReplyDeleteOops.....got a little 'send' happy on that last one. Sounds like there are some rough days ahead. I'll pray the chemo is successful in attacking the cancer, but is gentle on your system!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you are anxious to get out of the hospital. It will feel nice just knowing you are closer to being home!
Love and strength to all of you!!...
It will be so nice for you to get out of the Hospital. I just hope and pray the chemo can destroy this awful cancer.
ReplyDeleteYou and yours will continue to be in my daily prayers.
God bless you, Uncle Les.
Jeff
Les,
ReplyDeleteThinking of you and your family and keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers.
Max & Debbie
Remember.....we deliver!!!!
ReplyDeleteDo you think you could really trust Dennis or me to push you around?
Cheri O
Prayers for this transition from radiation to chemo. Be sure to ask for medication for nausea if you need it - keep those nurses on top of things (doctors too :-)).
ReplyDeleteI hope your care at Bergan has been excellent! I worked in Oncology at Bergan - many, many years ago when I was in nursing school. We had a lot of great staff at that time - I loved it there. I think most of the nurses I worked with transfered to the outpatient clinic.
Prayers, prayers, prayers....Tom, Cindy & Darby