I was able to bring Michael home this morning. We seen the doctor this morning, discussed our schedule for the next few weeks, and he said Michael could get his Nuelasta shot and go home. We packed in a hurry and ready to go by 9am.
Michael counts look pretty good right now. Michael will start antibiotics on Thursday. We have a doctor’s appointment in next Monday and will have labs. We will do labs again on the morning of July 16th at the doctor’s office again and if all looks good; we will begin his next round of chemo. By having labs at the doctor’s office then admitting, things ran much smoother this round.
He had no nausea on our drive home. The pink bucket didn’t even ride home with us. I guess after 21 years he is finally getting use to my driving. Once he did get home, he has been trying to sleep on and off. He did have some nausea around dinner time, but we were able to control it. He is still getting the headaches, but those too we are keeping at a control. He looks pretty tired right now. Hopefully he can get some sleep now that we are home in our own bed.
Sending prayers to all your beautiful people fighting this dreaded disease.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Day # 4 ~
Not much more to update today, all we have left for Day 4 is his last dose of Mesna at 11:00 tonight. Michael is feeling more and more tired. He has had little nausea today and foods have no taste when he does try to eat. His legs are still bothering him. He has been able to keep the headaches under control. The key for him is to catch it in time. He is still having troubles sleeping. He usually can not sleep much longer than an hour or two at a time.
We are hoping when we see the doctor tomorrow, he will let him get his Nuelasta shot fairly early so I can take him home in the morning. I do know the doctor said on Friday that he will be sending Michael home with antibiotics and possibly a sleep aid. If all goes well, I will give another update once I get Michael home tomorrow.
Thanks to all the kind words you send to Michael. He does appreciate each of them. I make sure he gets them, from the emails, those posted on his websites, those in each of our facebook pages, or even those tweets he gets. Sending thoughts and prayers out to each of you!!
We are hoping when we see the doctor tomorrow, he will let him get his Nuelasta shot fairly early so I can take him home in the morning. I do know the doctor said on Friday that he will be sending Michael home with antibiotics and possibly a sleep aid. If all goes well, I will give another update once I get Michael home tomorrow.
Thanks to all the kind words you send to Michael. He does appreciate each of them. I make sure he gets them, from the emails, those posted on his websites, those in each of our facebook pages, or even those tweets he gets. Sending thoughts and prayers out to each of you!!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Cycle 7, Day 3 ~
Just another short update, day 3 is almost in the books. Nothing to exciting to post tonight, the day has been pretty uneventful again (which is a good thing). All we have left for the day is Michael’s last dose of Mesna which he is supposed to get at midnight tonight. His day hasn’t been too bad. He’s having minimal side effects including a little nausea and is still having the uneasiness in his legs. They were able to keep him pretty much on schedule again, just a little off during shift change this evening. Not too bad for having a full house this weekend.
As I sit here and watch him, you can just see the fatigue set in more and more. You bring your loved one in for treatment, but as each hour passes, you can actually see the body drain. Even with that, he is still trying his best to crack the jokes and poke fun at the nurses. But that is my Michael.
Sending thoughts and prayers out to each of you!!
As I sit here and watch him, you can just see the fatigue set in more and more. You bring your loved one in for treatment, but as each hour passes, you can actually see the body drain. Even with that, he is still trying his best to crack the jokes and poke fun at the nurses. But that is my Michael.
Sending thoughts and prayers out to each of you!!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Cycle 7, Day 2 ~
Just a short update today. Things have been pretty uneventful since his last update. Michael continues to crack jokes and poke fun at the doctors and nurses even though you can see the fatigue already setting in.
Michael had a fairly good night last night. No real nausea yesterday which is a great thing. He did begin with a headache last night, but got his Fioricet and he was able to keep the headache controlled. He did have difficulty sleeping again.
Today has been pretty the same as yesterday. He had minimal nausea and side effects. The nurses kept him on the same schedule for his chemotherapy, so he began his pre-hydration and pre-meds around 11:00 this morning. All he has left is his last Mesna dose at 11:00 tonight and then we will have day 2 out of the way. That’s 2 of 4 days down. The doctors are going to try 4 days this round.
Please keep all those suffering from this dreaded disease in your prayers as we will continue to pray for each of you. Will update again soon!!
Michael had a fairly good night last night. No real nausea yesterday which is a great thing. He did begin with a headache last night, but got his Fioricet and he was able to keep the headache controlled. He did have difficulty sleeping again.
Today has been pretty the same as yesterday. He had minimal nausea and side effects. The nurses kept him on the same schedule for his chemotherapy, so he began his pre-hydration and pre-meds around 11:00 this morning. All he has left is his last Mesna dose at 11:00 tonight and then we will have day 2 out of the way. That’s 2 of 4 days down. The doctors are going to try 4 days this round.
Please keep all those suffering from this dreaded disease in your prayers as we will continue to pray for each of you. Will update again soon!!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
And Here We Go Again ~ Chemo Cycle 7
Sorry for not updating lately… We have been having trouble with our internet service at home. We went from Monday until yesterday afternoon with on internet. Boy that was no fun, what to do when you can’t get online? That means we actually have to talk to each other. Lol
Over the weekend, Michael’s head starting getting real tender and he began to lose his hair again. So yes Ms. Tina, we did try a few more hairstyles Sunday before settling with his current look. I will post pictures once we get back home. We did the lovely lime green Mohawk, but then we just shaved it clean. Now I have my beautiful bald man again.
Monday we did hear back from his oncologist about the brain MRI he had last week. The scans are clean!!! That makes us happy. At this point all scans are staying clean!!! These are the best words to hear!!
He is still having the headaches on and off, but the headache medicine they did prescribe for him is helping as long as we catch them early. Michael spent most of the week working out in the shop trying to stay busy. He would come in each evening just worn out and in pain. He keeps going, but once he comes in and stops, he feels it in his back, legs, and feet.
We went to see his oncologist this morning. He wanted to check his labs in the office before he admitted him to ensure they were good. His white blood count was 3.1K and his platelets are up to 135. So we went across campus and checked in the Jackson Building this morning. They actually were able to begin his pre-hydration early around 11:00 this morning. At this point he has already had all his pre-meds, his Etoposide, and just began his Ifosfamide. This means that he should be finished by midnight with everything. That will be nice change.
If I don’t get a chance to update later this evening, I will in the morning. Please continue to keep all these beautiful fighters in your prayers. We are keeping each of you in our daily thoughts and prayers.
Over the weekend, Michael’s head starting getting real tender and he began to lose his hair again. So yes Ms. Tina, we did try a few more hairstyles Sunday before settling with his current look. I will post pictures once we get back home. We did the lovely lime green Mohawk, but then we just shaved it clean. Now I have my beautiful bald man again.
Monday we did hear back from his oncologist about the brain MRI he had last week. The scans are clean!!! That makes us happy. At this point all scans are staying clean!!! These are the best words to hear!!
He is still having the headaches on and off, but the headache medicine they did prescribe for him is helping as long as we catch them early. Michael spent most of the week working out in the shop trying to stay busy. He would come in each evening just worn out and in pain. He keeps going, but once he comes in and stops, he feels it in his back, legs, and feet.
We went to see his oncologist this morning. He wanted to check his labs in the office before he admitted him to ensure they were good. His white blood count was 3.1K and his platelets are up to 135. So we went across campus and checked in the Jackson Building this morning. They actually were able to begin his pre-hydration early around 11:00 this morning. At this point he has already had all his pre-meds, his Etoposide, and just began his Ifosfamide. This means that he should be finished by midnight with everything. That will be nice change.
If I don’t get a chance to update later this evening, I will in the morning. Please continue to keep all these beautiful fighters in your prayers. We are keeping each of you in our daily thoughts and prayers.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father’s Day ~
Happy Father’s Day to all you wonderful dads out there!!!
I want to say Happy Father’s Day to 2 special dads in my life. First is my dad. Dad, you go above and beyond to take care of all your kids even through we are grown. You are there to help us when we need it and you prove to each of us there is no limit of what you can do and no matter what obstacles are in the way, you can always do whatever you put your mind to.
And then there is my lovely husband Michael. Michael, you too show each of us that no obstacle will stop you. You are here fighting one of the hardest battles of your life with this cancer; yet, you keep going a little more each day. You are always full of life and laughter, even when you feel bad. You have your good days and your bad days, but no matter what you keep on trying. You never will give up and I look up to that in you.
Please continue to keep all those beautiful people fighting this disease in your prayers and let’s say an extra prayer today for all the daddies of those fighting this disease because without the daddies, we won’t have these precious people in our lives.
I want to say Happy Father’s Day to 2 special dads in my life. First is my dad. Dad, you go above and beyond to take care of all your kids even through we are grown. You are there to help us when we need it and you prove to each of us there is no limit of what you can do and no matter what obstacles are in the way, you can always do whatever you put your mind to.
And then there is my lovely husband Michael. Michael, you too show each of us that no obstacle will stop you. You are here fighting one of the hardest battles of your life with this cancer; yet, you keep going a little more each day. You are always full of life and laughter, even when you feel bad. You have your good days and your bad days, but no matter what you keep on trying. You never will give up and I look up to that in you.
Please continue to keep all those beautiful people fighting this disease in your prayers and let’s say an extra prayer today for all the daddies of those fighting this disease because without the daddies, we won’t have these precious people in our lives.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
MRI & Lab Work ~
Michael has been experiencing pains in his back, hips and legs most of the last week. He is still having the headaches. He has been having a hard time getting any sleep except yesterday. He was able to sleep most of the day. His doctors ordered brain MRI. We went in this morning for that and are still waiting on the results. Praying for clean scans!!
We also went in for his labs today. Yeah, his white blood count is up to 4.6K. This is the highest it has been since January. Let’s just hope it stays up there next week so he can begin his next round of chemo. We will have another appointment and lab work next Thursday. If his counts are good then, he will be admitted for his 6-day inpatient stay.
Please continue to pray for all these beautiful people fighting this dreaded disease. We will continue to keep each of you in our thoughts and prayers.
We also went in for his labs today. Yeah, his white blood count is up to 4.6K. This is the highest it has been since January. Let’s just hope it stays up there next week so he can begin his next round of chemo. We will have another appointment and lab work next Thursday. If his counts are good then, he will be admitted for his 6-day inpatient stay.
Please continue to pray for all these beautiful people fighting this dreaded disease. We will continue to keep each of you in our thoughts and prayers.
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