Friday afternoon was dad's routine chemo day. Dad was feeling pretty good and his blood pressure was great without any medication. Unfortunately, when they checked his labs his kidney function tests were really elevated. This is probably due to the low blood pressure he had over the last day. So this meant IV fluids, a LOT of IV fluids. They got to the boutique around 1:20 or so and weren't able to leave until after 6 pm. With Dad's chemo he routinely gets IV fluids, but since his kidney tests were high, he needed a lot more. Dr. Kazhdan was concerned that his blood pressure might be low because of his blood pressure medications, but also the combination of pain medications he is getting. There are times when he sounds really sleepy, because of the pain medications. So she cut the patch dose in half and wants him to try to decrease the anxiety medication.
Saturday was a great day! Dad felt great, he said it was the best day he's had in a long time. The pain patch dose was cut in half, and rather than getting the anxiety medication 3 times a day, he only got it last night. He was feeling really good, the Longhorns beat Missouri and all was right with the world. Watching him walk, he is moving much better. Physical therapy will still come to work with him next week and he will have chemo again on Monday.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment