Met my brother at the cancer center today. Had labs which showed he was dehydrated again so will be getting fluids for about 2 hours. His nurse practitioner came and spoke to us and said that the fever is usually caused by the reaction the chemo is having on the cancer. It's like they are in battle and I wonder who will win.
She ordered more blood work, urinalysis, and a chest x ray. Will know results tomorrow.
She said that she wants him to receive fluids 2 to 3 times a week from now on. I think this is a good idea as he will be getting a lot sicker when the radiation kicks in which should be in another week or two.
He now weighs 189 pounds. Has gained back a few pounds since last week.
He now weighs 189 pounds. Has gained back a few pounds since last week.
We had a few sessions of needing hydration. It is surprising how much it helps. For a while, we filled a water bottle with water and the goal was to make the contents disappear in a certain amount of time. That helped more than relying on memory to drink water at intervals during the day.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting thing I learned was about apoptosis, i.e. the mechanism of the destruction of the cancer cells. It's pretty interesting.
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/apoptosis.htm
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Judie
Thanks for the info. Very interesting article.
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