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bump in the road

Posted Thu, 09/11/2008 - 12:03 by tom

The night got tougher after my last update. Some of the tests were showing that her liver functions were not behaving properly. In addition, her fever jumped up to about 104.9(F) and her heart rate hit about 159. After consultation with the primary Oncology Doctor, the on duty Physicians, etc they decided to move her to the ICU primarily for precautionary monitoring. She was moved around 2am and I was kicked out around 4am. By the time I left, her temperature was down a bit and her heart rate was a little lower.

Visiting hours don't start again until 11am, so I just got back to the hospital a little while ago. Fever and heart rate are still high, though better than the peak. They are able to treat the heart rate with some medicine to allow it to settle down a bit, but after a while it does peak back up. She's supposed to see a cardiologist in the next couple of hours just to get his/her opinion.

It looks like we're going to be here for a couple of days, so:

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chemo - day 1

Posted Wed, 09/10/2008 - 20:45 by tom

TJ stopped by again and was able to spend some quality time with Mom. I wasnt here, but it sounds like they had a good visit. After the visit, TJ went to the zoo with grandma and pop-pop (2 year old speak for grandpa). I saw a few pictures and it looks like the pig was the big winner of the day.

Chemo and the other meds started today around 2:30pm. They really kick your ass. She's been exhausted and running a temperature all afternoon/evening, so its been the toughest day thus far. More chemo tomorrow, but not as much - so we're hoping for a better day. Spirits are still high and she still remains positive, but the physical part today was pretty rough.

tough day kids..... tough day.....

short and sweet

Posted Tue, 09/09/2008 - 21:09 by tom

Anna cut her hair today... real short. Not Sinead O'Connor short, but closer to Halle Berry circa 2003 (mmmmm.... Halle Berry). Her hair was a bit difficult to control in the hospital, plus since she's likely to lose most of it anyways, it didnt really make sense to try to deal with it.

TJ stopped by again and they had a fun visit. They shared some chicken nuggets and had a few laughs. She had a few other visitors as well, which is always nice. She's received quite a few flower deliveries over the past couple of days, so the place is starting to look like a garden. Thanks everyone.

Chemo starts tomorrow. Let's all say a quiet prayer (or whatever you do) and hope for the best.

Busy day for me with work, so I was only at the hospital for about 2 hours. Plus, TJ spent the night with me last night and around 3:30am decided it was time for more che-che (which is 2 year old speak for leche, which is spanish for milk), so that cut into my few hours of sleep and I'm exhausted.

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