There is too much happening every day; each morning brings new information and results, and her condition changes throughout the day. Here is why the glass is half full… Positives She’s been off pressors for 3 days now. Pressors are meds to elevate low blood pressure. She is able to maintain the BP by herself. All blood test,… Read More ICU Day 10 – Glass half full
Rachana is now producing her own WBCs. This is wonderful as WBCs are the infection fighting cells in the body. The Neutrophiles (part of WBC) count has climbed to 1400 and they are expecting it to be in the normal range. The doctors called off the WBC transfusion they were planning in a few days. They had started… Read More ICU Day 7 – A little progress
This has been a rough week for Rachana . Chemo, tired, aching, nausea, low counts and finally a blood transfusion to stabilize things. On Monday she received chemo intravenously (IV) and also intrathecally (IT) i.e. in the spine. The IT procedure is never pleasant; they first inject a numbing medicine in the muscles around the spine, which… Read More Rough week
I personally, like almost half of UK and perhaps most of the world, was shocked by Brexit. I hope November is not as shocking as this, when the US elects its next President. On Tuesday June 28th, Rachana celebrated her ‘phrexit’; she exited Phase 2 of her treatment, which was exactly two months from the date she came home… Read More Phrexit
Well, it looks like the stretch of feeling-good lasted for 2 short weeks. This week was a step back. Basically she was fatigued and having bouts of nausea. Early in the week her counts were ok but she was feeling very weak. On Tuesday she had difficulty getting up from the bed and was sweating. The doctor… Read More Tired of being tired
Last night was rough for Rachana, the stomach pain didn’t let her sleep. The pain medication helped a bit but didn’t solve it. This morning the doctors suggested a CT Scan of the stomach to make sure there are no internal infections. Also her blood counts dropped; ANC fell to 320 (from 470) and Hemoglobin was… Read More Day 28 – Slight detour
I had a great reason for not writing the blog last night – I was spending the evening with the kids. We had a great time just kidding around the house, read a book and slept all snuggled up. They spent an hour at the hospital yesterday (Apr 23). Before reaching the hospital the kids had… Read More Day 25 – Kids day out
What is the most visual side effect of going through chemotherapy?…. ya it’s hair loss. It was one of things Rachana was apprehensive about when the treatment started and pretty consistently asked the doctor if this is a side effect that occurs in some or all patients. So far she’s been pretty brave about the loss of hair she experienced… Read More Day 19 – Hair Loss
