Ruth,
I'm sorry to hear your chemo didn't go any better and that you had so
many blunders from that nurse. I'm glad you're feeling better now,
though.
-Jean
On Sat, 25 Apr 98 09:54:48 PDT "Ruth Devine" <drruth@onlinemac.com>
writes:
>Hi Bob,
>We must be on the schedule for chemo and sounds like same treatment.
>I had
>my 3rd treatment on the 14th. Sorry I haven't kept up with reponses,
>but
>have tried to read mail and saved to go back and reply. I lost at
>least
>one days messages though.
>This last treatment seemed to take more out of me for about a week.
>Started feeling better on Wednesday, then came back stronger than I
>have
>before. There really wasn't anything in particular more severe,
>probably
>more fatique and a general yukky feeling.
>I know you had questioned the protocol of administering the different
>drugs. I had to go to another office in another town of my onc for
>this
>treatment. Much bigger facility and as you had said "all the bells
>and
>whistles". The rooms were more private, however, with the biggest
>seating
>five, I think. My daughter was with me, so we took a private room
>with a
>comfy recliner, tv and vcr.
>The nurse caring for me seemed to be making several blunders ( she was
>very
>busy, but no excuse). I always have a fear when the IV bag is empty,
>so I
>started ringing when the bag was getting low. She didn't get there
>and air
>got in my IV line. She said she had a magical way the get rid of it,
>which
>did not work.
>She also told me she had a different way of mixing the taxol, leaving
>it
>thicker and more sticky? The taxol was going too slow, so she would
>open
>the drip and it would cause severe pain in my arm. She ended up
>putting
>the IV in three different places.
>She also forgot to give me one of the drugs, something that
>counteracts the
>side effects of the taxol, until almost the end. Instead of putting
>it
>through the drip, she injected it directly into the IV site.
>I don't know if it was just all in my head that her blunders caused me
>to
>feel worse, or if she did not follow proper protocol which did affect
>my
>reactions.
>Next time I will take my wellness journal to document each event. The
>doctor was too busy to see me, so I will have many questions for him
>on my
>next visit.
>I am just thankful that I feel so much better now. Hope you are
>feeling
>just as well and sorry to hear of your other family medical problems.
>Stay in touch!
>Ruth
>
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>> Good morning all,
>> Yesterday I had my three week appt with my oncologist as well
>as my
>three
>> week treatment of Taxol-Carboplatin. I am happy to announce that
>everything is
>> fine.
>>
>> This was to have had the potential of being my last treatment.
>Initially
>> we would
>> be making appts for MRIs,etc. But because of the nature of my
>> cancer,(metastized
>> adenocarcinoma of unknown primary with malignant pleural effussion)
>My Onc
>> elected to schedual me for two more post graduate treatments of
>Chemo. He
>felt
>> the Chemo had a definite positive effect on the fluid
>build-up,(there has
>been
>> no
>> fluid build-up.yeaaaaaaa!!!!)
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>> He also felt that at this time the MRI to check the 1 cm
>metasticy
>at
>> the base
>> of my spine, might also be a waste of time.I agreed. So we will
>stick
>with the
>> chemo
>> for two more sessions and take it from there.
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>> I am administered my chemo in the friendly confines of my
>> ONCs,facility.
>> This room has all the bells and whistles and confortablly
>accomodates
>> approxmately
>> ten customers.
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>> Myself being the junior member at yesterdays sitting, I do
>have
>one
>> question
>> to ask. Is it normal for me with my limited dance-card punchings to
>have
>had
>> full
>> control of the television remote control?? Keep in mind ,that before
>you
>reply
>> , I had
>> control of the remote for the full 5 hours!!!!
>>
>> Now I ask you , Is this Guiness Record material???
>>
>> My thoughts and prayers are with you all for health and
>happiness.
>>
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>> Nice Talking With You
>> Bob g
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