Leg not looking better. Spoke with ER. Will be speaking with primary care first thing in morning. I am certain, at the very least, a change in antibiotics is in order. I suspect, more likely, there will be a hospital stay. It is becoming very painful.

That is all.

Better in my own nest than a hospital nest, so I am being much behaven and staying in my nest as told ( Read more... )

On home IV therapy for the infection. Feel pretty wiped out. Hemoglobin is down to 9. Nurse will be doing blood draw here at home on Thursday. I am to spend much time resting. If hemoglobin goes much lower, my new primaries want hospital stay and transfusion. For now, rest.

No challenge to that; I don't feel like doing much else.

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As if the potassium/electrolyte issue was not enough (it really knocked me on my butt), I seem to be developing a raging infection in the lymph edema in my legs.

Sigh.

Good thing I already see the doc tomorrow.

Normally, this would be omg pain day - however, I talked with my oncologist who agreed this pain is an often side effect of the taxol  and gave me a script for a hella dose of vicodin for dealing with it ( Read more... )

Chemo went fine, but I have come to the conclusion the port is certainly NOT painless. Just convenient. But gods it hurts getting the IV set in ( Read more... )

Chemo postponed until tomorrow. Oncology doc ordered me home to rest and has ordered up additional things in my IV prior to the chemo tomorrow - potassium and magnesium for starters.

Now going to my nest like a good peep and staying there at least until Phoenix is home. Then likely to make a gatorade and drug run.

Maybe

The potassium dose has been halved, but I am to continue taking it. I see a new primary care doc on Monday. I have dismissed the med student.  I remain off the Oxybutynin and hydrochlorothiazide until further notice ( Read more... )

Potassium is up to 3.4 from 3 after all those pills. Taking more pills tonight. Nurse is consulting doc in AM and will give me further instructions then.

I had lab send results to oncology doc as well.

I think these people need to be on the same page.