Insult to Injury

The newest incarnation of the healing alter featuring the power of grandchildren cuteness!

So...Day 1 of Cycle 4 is almost in the books. In many ways it's been super smooth: since this isn't Mom's first time at the rodeo she's got the check-in and set-up routine down cold. (she even thought to request an even-numbered room so that the furniture/bathroom configuration would be familiar and not mirror-imaged)

However (in addition to the allergies that are suddenly plaguing her) there seemed to be some difficulty in getting the central line in this morning and the doc had to poke and push through 3 different times to get it in. We're not sure exactly what got pinched or bruised or traumatized in doing so but Mom was left in a good deal of pain from the procedure. In fact, she said that it was worse pain than anything she's had to deal with during the IL-2 cycles. She tried dealing with it with tylenol and advil but by late afternoon we had to move to Dilaudid to try and manage the pain. That made a huge difference and got the pain back under control but brought with it its own set of side effects: itching, nausea, light-headedness, etc. Not exactly how one would hope to head into the week.

However by 8 o'clock Mom was doing a little better and had managed some fruit and yogurt and crackers for dinner. Hopefully she's able to get a good night's sleep after her 11 pm dose and can wake up knowing she only has 4 more days to go.

IL-2 Dose Status: 1 for 1 of 14