Well, tonight is the last night that a bag of chemo will ever run through Jessie's veins. Hallelujah. After tonight, hopefully the days will only get better as far as side effects from the chemo. Last few days have been a little tough with the nausea/vomiting, but Jessie is hanging in there. She is looking forward to college and has that thought to hang on to. We applied for her to have an air conditioner in her room which she just received a call about this afternoon. She got it and was very happy to know that she won't be sweltering the first few weeks at school in a non-air conditioned dorm. The person in charge also said that she could have a single room if she wanted. She declined saying that she wanted the full college experience.
Jess does have times where she manages to keep food down. She just polished off a bowl of fruit which was in the refrig from last night. She has to eat while she's feel good because it changes so quickly. I hope it stays down. She is on a "wave" of anti-nausea meds right now, benedryl, ativan and zofran. A friend suggested medical MJ if all else fails! I'm beginning to think that might be a good idea!!
Get her into Physical therapy soon as you can. Lynds had some side-effects we didn't know about when she was done. Best to head them off if you can! The rest will fade, and those anti-nausea meds worked really well for Lynds. I hope they kick in soon for Jessie.
ReplyDeleteWe did that in the last few chemo sessions because her legs hurt so badly the first time. We encourage her to get up a few times a day to walk the halls and do the exercises that the PT recommended.
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