This is an update for those who have been following the latest "side effects(?)" of Cathy's treatment on Wednesday. She started out with with her ankles swelling--this has happened before, though not to such extent---but the swelling went down by Friday. Then she began to 'retain' fluid in her belly area. It continued to swell until she 'felt 9 months pregnant'. That's when we went to the emergency room on Tuesday @ 2:15 pm. We thought they were just going to stick a needle in and drain the fluid, but not so fast!!---After running a blood test on her and finding her white blood cell count at 27,800 (normal range is 4,000 - 10,000), they decided to keep her overnight. Sooo, at 9:45 pm she was finally moved to a room up in Oncology (it was a busy day). They watched her overnight, and today, Wednesday, they took another blood test and did a CT scan. After 26 hours at the hospital we are now at home with a swollen stomach and a white blood count of 16,000. They said there was not enough fluid to drain it and the scan didn't show anything to indicate where the fluid was coming from. If it gets worse (such as difficulty in breathing) we are supposed to try it all over again! It was a very frustrating and unfruitful time. Regardless of the cause, cancer or the treatment, we have decided we will not be continuing her Kadcyla the next time we go to the Block Center. Please continue to pray for her stomach to return to normal and not get any worse. Thank you. ~Mike
Okay folks, I suppose there is a lesson to be learned in here somewhere. Pain (or discomfort) management is always frustrating for me. Always left feeling like an even bigger wimp. Please, pray that I am patient and endure well. ~Cathy
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