Another interesting and challenging week,
We are getting a handle on how to manage things a little better.
The fluid in the abdomen causes two risks - pain from the pressure and resulting nausea.
So the plan is now the following:
Eat as much as I can for the first few days after the fluid is removed,
Then take an anti-nausea pill as needed and a painkiller as needed also.
Also, I am taking a pill that slows the production of the fluid
In addition the chemo is showing some effect. Today's fluid was less that last week and there was less fluid around the lung,
So, we seem to have a path forward. A few more chemo treatments and we may have the fluid thing under control.
As you know, the research manager is doing her research thing almost constantly. The physician's assistant told me that she is really on top of things. Today, I was given a script for the painkiller, but they gave me that wrong script, The Research Manager caught it before we left the cancer center.
As final proof, we go almost all the way home yesterday when she discovered she did not have her phone, I called her number - no ring, no answer,
I called the cancer center and they could not find it. Hmmm, it had to be there, They checked again. No Phone.
Where was it? She was sitting on it! She is on top of everything,
Wonderful to see you. My sever depression and almost daily for ten years kill my self thoughts probably major reason I don't come by to check here like I have wanted to. Or just my inability to do almost anything I want to do that does not totally take me away from normal life that my ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, sleep problems and lack of energy that has troubled me my entire life keep me from doing things I really want to do. I'm sorry.
ReplyDeleteI succeeded in Miliary and Busness drinking a pot of coffee a morning and stressing myself out. Once I broke down and ended up in a mental ward after not taking vacation for six years around 1999 it left me unable to do the the coffee and stress that allowed me to succeed in the past.
Enough depression thoughts of mine. Good to see you. This first time I seen you with a weight lose problem. I recommend Research Weight Gain Products at GNC or other sources. I regret as I recommend many to find them at regular Drug stores in the sports nutrition but it seams they are no longer labeled that way. Young Teen males the normal target for these products from what I understood. Now these products labeled Protein. But some of the top listed Mass or Gainer. Liquid Shakes often easier to deal with when you have to eat more to maintain weight and there are many natural options but even those not labeled natural are dealing with protean and simple fats as body building.
Unfortunately I lost a Great Uncle to mainly not enough calories when he was old and others suffer from weight lose from other problems and don't take fighting back on the weight loss. I wish you luck.
Hope I can check back here or actually check my email which I have trouble checking.
She may be on top of everything, but perhaps you top her in the field of whimsy. Such a nice last sentence!
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