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lilsister
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Dad Is way better with this new round of chemo. His platelets are low. But they had to do the chemo it had been 6 weeks. He has been very active. He is back on oxygen but it's ok. I spent the last 72 hrs with dad yesterday he finally rested instead of having me take him everywhere. I am just worried he lives with my sister and her husband and now her and her daughter have a bad cold. And they are still going in his room like its no big deal and Dad was mad when they were not visiting him as much so he came out and sat with them. He is getting platelets today. His new chemo is etoposide, and carboplatin. Can anyone tell me about these. Cathy

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pattyp1
  • By pattyp1
  • Posted July 18, 2008 at 12:13 pm

Hey, lilsis,
I am so happy your dad is doing better.
I'm thinking he should call his onc nurses and see if he should be wearing a mask around the the sick folks.

Carbo and etoposide are a very preferred set of chemicals because they are real effective and their side effects aren't too bad. www.chemocare.com has a good article on them. A lot of folks have swollen feet (there's stuff they can do if that happens), tiredness (nap kind, not mind-blowing fatigue), and blood counts drop pretty badly (they have shots for that). The shots for the dropping white blood count can hurt a bit, but it's generally manageable with over the counter stuff like Alleve.

Take care - sending hugs,
Pat

Nin7366
  • By Nin7366
  • Posted July 18, 2008 at 1:16 pm

Lilsister
Glad things are looking up for your Dad, I hope he continues with the good progress on this chemo. Maybe you could get your sister to wear a surgical mask? I will keep praying for him.

lms
  • By lms
  • Posted July 18, 2008 at 9:08 pm

Surgical masks are a must. My mom has had problems with blood counts since we started this. She had neupogen shots to increase the white count. They helped a lot. They were very bad for her as far as pain in the bones. However...we refocused her attention from the pain to the fact that the pain meant the bones were releasing the cells necessary for recover. She never complained again about the pain.

As the primary caregiver for my mom, I made it VERY clear to my family and everyone else...that my mom needed special precautions if anyone even thought they might be ill. Sometime you have to be more blunt if they don't move on their own. Please don't for one second think you don't have the right or responsibility to spell it out if someone can't figure it out on their own.
It does get easier and better...and sometimes it gets bad in between. It's all worth it.
Hugs, Lisa

cad1223
  • By cad1223
  • Posted July 19, 2008 at 6:17 pm

I agree with everyone! Masks are a must! We never visited my dad if we even thought we were getting a cold! Their immune systems are so weakened that the slightest cold could be detrimental to them!

Cheryl

bcs
  • By bcs
  • Posted July 22, 2008 at 11:45 am

I am glad to hear that your Dad is feeling better and wanting to go out.

I definitely agree with the masks. My Mom is a breast cancer survivor and while on chemo she went near some children in a grocery store which ended her up in the hospital for 5 days with an infection. Her feve spiked w/i 2 hours of being near those children. Its better to be safe.

lilsister
  • By lilsister
  • Posted July 22, 2008 at 10:56 pm

Thank You all!!! Dad is now back in the hospital today his platelette count was down to 7 they said we r lucky he didn't die. They are going to do a scan with the dyes tonight to find out if maybe it has progressed more than we know. thank you all again!

lorie
  • By lorie
  • Posted July 24, 2008 at 12:23 am

i hope your dads test come back ok ,i know how youo feel ,and yes masks are a must.my daughter and grandaughter were sick evrytime they turned around and they didnt go around her not even for a family function,i felt bad but my daughter understood that it was in her best interest,they are finally able to see her again thank god my grnadaughter is only 2 and she just loves going to see grammy and pappy in fact just a little something that might make you smile ,my mom has a garden and has bricks around it with ceramic turtles sitting on the bricks ,well mackenzie decided she was gonna take one for a ride ,well grammy said no at first but mackenzie wouldnt give it up so grammy gave in and mackenzie went home with a turtle...lol had to gether outta there cause she was eyeing up her other ceramic things ....lol good luck and i am praying for your dad. lorie

greccogirl

Masks are DEFINITELY a must. If he doesn't have a private room I would use them in the hospital, too. I hope everything works out, let us know!

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