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TinksDream
Boxer Booster
Healing (((vibes))) sent your way. I hope the test results come back as good as they can get.
RoxiesEcho
Boxer Insane
Chuck starts chemo on Monday. The doctor was very clear that this form of chemo doesn't cause hair loss and being sick for days like what immediately comes to mind when you hear the word. I know Chuck was very nervous about that. The drug they use is called Bendamustine which like everything else has potential side effects. But the prognosis is that this is a very treatable cancer, only curable with a bone marrow transplant. We can't count on that being an option until he goes through the 6 chemo treatments to see if those work as expected.
Trying to process everything is so overwhelming. Is this going to work? How much is everything going to cost? How long do we have?
I'm sure that we are going to get through this. I can't concern myself with money because the only important focus through all of this is my husband. I can't dwell on all the what-ifs because right now is all we can control.
Again, thanks to all the good wishes, thoughts and prayers. And thank you for listening to me! BW people are the best!
Trying to process everything is so overwhelming. Is this going to work? How much is everything going to cost? How long do we have?
I'm sure that we are going to get through this. I can't concern myself with money because the only important focus through all of this is my husband. I can't dwell on all the what-ifs because right now is all we can control.
Again, thanks to all the good wishes, thoughts and prayers. And thank you for listening to me! BW people are the best!
BoxerMoments
Super Boxer
Just wanted to say my thoughts and good wishes go out to you and your husband.
RoxiesEcho
Boxer Insane
Chuck did extremely well with his first treatment. But either the doctor didn't explain things well or I didn't pick up on everything. Each treatment will be for 2 days. The first day will be the long one. He has to have Rituxan and Treanda on that day. So yesterday was supposed to take 5 hours but ended up taking 8. He had a reaction to the Rituxan early on so they had to stop and get him back to normal before they could continue. The reaction to this drug is flu like symptons. He mentioned that he felt cold but the room was pretty chilly and he had on short sleeves so we didn't put much stock in it. Then his ears starting getting really red. When I asked him if he was hot, he sat up and his head looked like the end of a thermometer! So they had to shut it off, give him some steroids to get him back to normal, then start again. After that, he breezed right though. But because they have to give it slowly, it took a lot of time. This morning he had to go back for more Treanda but that only took an hour.
He was very hungry when he got home. I suggested he skip anything greasy or heavy and maybe just have soup for dinner, which he did. But not too long after he went back to the kitchen and came out with a ham sandwich. Then later he had crackers with red hot sauce!
So right now we are feeling extremely fortunate that he hasn't had any side effects and can go to work today. We can only hope that the treatments continue to be as uneventful as possible. Thank you all for your good thoughts and prayers.
He was very hungry when he got home. I suggested he skip anything greasy or heavy and maybe just have soup for dinner, which he did. But not too long after he went back to the kitchen and came out with a ham sandwich. Then later he had crackers with red hot sauce!
So right now we are feeling extremely fortunate that he hasn't had any side effects and can go to work today. We can only hope that the treatments continue to be as uneventful as possible. Thank you all for your good thoughts and prayers.
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