The pulmonologist wasn't so worried about this morning's back step. He hopes to extubate by the end of the week. Wouldn't that be amazing? The chest xray is the same as last Friday but a 50% improvement overall.
I spoke with Dr. O a little bit ago and he's happy with the response. He said she's supposed to get chemo on day 1 and 15, not on day 1 and 8. He says her counts should come up by then. She got platelets and red cells this morning. Now we just need to get the sedation right.
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Adrienne was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease in 1996 at age 9. She had multiple relapses, two bone marrow transplants, and a range of chemos and radiation therapies, and passed away on October 1, 2009. We are heartbroken.
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- Adrienne was very much like others with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, the most common cancer in teens and young adults. What was unusual is that she had it for more than half her life and ultimately, it took her life. Hodgkin's is curable for about 80% people, but Adrienne was one of the 20% for whom a cure was elusive. She considered herself lucky since treatments had been there for her with each relapse but she ran out of treatment options and her body just couldn’t take any more. As she said, "Though I’ve now had cancer for most of my life, I no longer plan my life around it; instead, I try to plan cancer around my life." We hope you can take inspiration from her and how she lived her life.
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- No words
- What kind of fungus?
- No changes
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- I miss Adrienne
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- Not bad news
- Don't know much
- Tomorrow
- Talked to Dr. O
- COUNTS!!!
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- What's between nothing and Xanax?
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9 comments:
Oh I so hope that extubation comes as planned.........that would indeed be amazing.
So glad you got to talk to Dr O - doubly glad he's a part of your team.........now, c'mon blood counts...time to rise!........love, love and more love..........<3
alison
sounds like encouraging news.
still praying and sending love and positive thoughts.
here's to the day adrienne can go home!
darlene
bekah's mom
Glad to hear the response is good. I'm thinking the dilaudid is making her react the way she is. I was on that drug once for a few weeks after surgery, and holy cow..I felt like I had dementia!! Hope they can change her meds for that!! Thinking of you girls every day!!
Take Care,
Terri(mommy9)
Love this new turn of events. What a roller-coaster ride these past few weeks have been! Adrienne sure knows how to keep the doctors on their toes.
She's gonna' be home before you know it. Believe.
A Mom
So glad that the docs are still planning on weaning her off the vent . . . so encouraging. Good luck with the sedation issues.
Karen, Clare's mom
I didn't get to post a reply to this mornings first post....so glad to check back this evening and see some improving news. God Bless Dr O...he always has something good to say : )
Hope tonight brings a better nurse and a restful sleep for you both.
((HUGS))
Susan
I'm so sorry Adrienne had a bad night and the nurse was not helpful. That's all you need.
Sending prayers that the counts are higher tomorrow, the lungs are better and she is well on her way to getting off that vent.
I'm glad she has another week for those counts to rebound.
NOW CHEMO ! DO YOUR JOB! And, be gentle on Adrienne.
Remember to take care of yourself. Find a little peace wherever you can, every day. Find a moment to relax.
Judy_smile
Extubation - that word never sounded so sweet as it does in your post! Bless Dr. O and the wise counsel he provides. We'll continue to hope and pray for improvement.
Love,
Lisa
Good morning....hope it is! Feel the power of the love, prayers and positive thoughts from all your friends to help the A-team get through what today brings forth.
Love and ((HUGS)),
Susan
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