Falling...Now What?

Since Tuesday, Adrienne has fallen twice leaving her somewhat bruised and sore. The culprit is peripheral neuropathy from the oxaliplatin. It seems to have started very early, probably due to Adrienne's prior treatment with vinblastine, vincristine, and vinorelbine, all of which cause peripheral neuropathy. In 2003, after her allo transplant, she was barely able to walk and had numerous falls so this is particularly concerning. I called the drug company yesterday and their studies only include people newly diagnosed and, in fact, the person I spoke with said she'd never heard of anyone who had had so much treatment. The long and short of it is that peripheral neuropathy can be debilitating and lasts up to two years in about half the people. Needless to say, it seems unlikely that she'll be able to stay on the oxaliplatin, so there may be no treatment for awhile until another clinical trial is available. We just hope we got enough of the Hodgkin's to give her some breathing room.

In other news, Adrienne's class schedule is set. The best part is she only has classes Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, so hopefully her stress level will be minimal and she'll have some free time. She's taking Intro to Media Studies, Leadership in Management, Forensic Psychology, and Ethics in Management. I wish I could go back to college.