Hello All
I saw Nick yesterday and he had a tough morning after he had had his platelet transfusion he took a reaction to the donors platelet and started to fit...he was checked out by a doctor shortly after this happened and all is well it was just very terrifying for him to go through at the time. If he needs more platelets whilst he is undergoing all this treatment they will just watch him closely as he may not react like this every time due to the platelets coming from a different donor each time but if it does happen again then they will have to give him an injection before any more is given.
He also had his blood transfusion and that went well, his counts are starting to rise so hopefully visiting duties can resume shortly :)
xx
Sunday, 31 January 2010
Saturday, 30 January 2010
An up and down week....
Hello Folks
Sorry for no blog for a few days but our youngest son had other ideas by the time I got home from the hospital I have spent most nights cleaning the carpets from his sickness that he has this week...the joys of teething :(
Nick has had a tough week after his blood transfusion on Tuesday he went neutrophenic and by Thursday he had a very high temperature from an infection so he was started on antibiotics so he will not be home for a few days this week like we hoped for :(
He will be having another blood transfusion today as well as some platlets (these are normal cells found in our blood which aid in blood clotting) he has also been put on potassium tablets too so all in all a tough week and his next 16 day session of chemotherapy has been put on hold until a week on Monday instead of it starting this coming Monday.
I will hopefully blog later...
See you later folks :)
Sorry for no blog for a few days but our youngest son had other ideas by the time I got home from the hospital I have spent most nights cleaning the carpets from his sickness that he has this week...the joys of teething :(
Nick has had a tough week after his blood transfusion on Tuesday he went neutrophenic and by Thursday he had a very high temperature from an infection so he was started on antibiotics so he will not be home for a few days this week like we hoped for :(
He will be having another blood transfusion today as well as some platlets (these are normal cells found in our blood which aid in blood clotting) he has also been put on potassium tablets too so all in all a tough week and his next 16 day session of chemotherapy has been put on hold until a week on Monday instead of it starting this coming Monday.
I will hopefully blog later...
See you later folks :)
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Doing OK
Hello All,
I have been to see Nick and walked in to him hooked up having another blood transfusion which I thought might be happening in a couple of days but not today so that was a surprise!
He is doing OK within himself and we are getting through each day one day at a time and not really making any plans too far ahead as things change so fast with him.
I took Oscar and Isaac to see him this afternoon for 20 mins which he really enjoyed once I had picked them up from day nursery then we went to pick Gran up for a sleepover which Oscar was really excited about but I bet he does not sleep in any longer tomorrow!
I will be seeing Nick tomorrow and will blog later
Bye x
I have been to see Nick and walked in to him hooked up having another blood transfusion which I thought might be happening in a couple of days but not today so that was a surprise!
He is doing OK within himself and we are getting through each day one day at a time and not really making any plans too far ahead as things change so fast with him.
I took Oscar and Isaac to see him this afternoon for 20 mins which he really enjoyed once I had picked them up from day nursery then we went to pick Gran up for a sleepover which Oscar was really excited about but I bet he does not sleep in any longer tomorrow!
I will be seeing Nick tomorrow and will blog later
Bye x
Monday, 25 January 2010
Sunday - not a good day
Hello All
Nick has gone down hill really fast this time around and the sickness he is suffering is really bad bless him, he is not even able to keep water down this time around :( and I had to cancel all visitors that were booked into see him yesterday.
The anti-sickness drugs are not working at all so we shall see what the doctors suggest later today when they do the ward round as he has lost even more weight.
Nick was very low yesterday but from my point of view I had a better idea of how to deal with it this time around and I was more prepared for how he looked too so although it was hard to see him not well I was not as upset as I know he will pull through it.
I will blog later as I am going to be doing two visits a day this week with him being so low.
Speak later x
Nick has gone down hill really fast this time around and the sickness he is suffering is really bad bless him, he is not even able to keep water down this time around :( and I had to cancel all visitors that were booked into see him yesterday.
The anti-sickness drugs are not working at all so we shall see what the doctors suggest later today when they do the ward round as he has lost even more weight.
Nick was very low yesterday but from my point of view I had a better idea of how to deal with it this time around and I was more prepared for how he looked too so although it was hard to see him not well I was not as upset as I know he will pull through it.
I will blog later as I am going to be doing two visits a day this week with him being so low.
Speak later x
Saturday, 23 January 2010
Round 2 Chemo complete
Hi folks,
Nick has now finished his 2nd round of chemo :) he is doing really well apart from the sickness with this set of drugs and the Blood Transfusion that he had is still making him look really peachy it's nice to see some colour in his face :)
I am hoping to take the boys to see Nick this afternoon as they have not seen him in a week and hopefully make it to the hospital restaurant as a family if Nick's headaches have not returned which would be really nice to eat a meal all together :) before his cell count drops within the next few days.
That's all for now I had better go and feed the boys before they eat me :)
Bye x
Nick has now finished his 2nd round of chemo :) he is doing really well apart from the sickness with this set of drugs and the Blood Transfusion that he had is still making him look really peachy it's nice to see some colour in his face :)
I am hoping to take the boys to see Nick this afternoon as they have not seen him in a week and hopefully make it to the hospital restaurant as a family if Nick's headaches have not returned which would be really nice to eat a meal all together :) before his cell count drops within the next few days.
That's all for now I had better go and feed the boys before they eat me :)
Bye x
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Chemo Round 2
Hi All,
Nick recovered well enough on Sunday for them to start his next round of chemo yesterday, it was been pumped into him most of the day taking in 11 bags of different drugs and he has had the same today :( so as you can guess he is pretty much out of it tonight, very flat and tired but that has not been helped with his hemoglobin levels dropping very quickly so he is having a blood transfusion over night once his chemotherapy for today has finished which will be around 11.30 tonight.
He has lost the weight he put on too so the build up meal shakes are back on the menu when he wants them and the Physio is also going to come and see him to help keep his leg muscles built up as he has hardly been out of bed since starting all of this in December.
These set of drugs can change his personality so they are keeping a very close eye on him but the good news is that it will only be temporary as of yet I can see no change myself...
Nick will be having three more days of chemo the next two days will be a little lighter than the last two and he will have his intrathecal chemo into his spine on Friday. I will keep you all post after my visits.
Nick recovered well enough on Sunday for them to start his next round of chemo yesterday, it was been pumped into him most of the day taking in 11 bags of different drugs and he has had the same today :( so as you can guess he is pretty much out of it tonight, very flat and tired but that has not been helped with his hemoglobin levels dropping very quickly so he is having a blood transfusion over night once his chemotherapy for today has finished which will be around 11.30 tonight.
He has lost the weight he put on too so the build up meal shakes are back on the menu when he wants them and the Physio is also going to come and see him to help keep his leg muscles built up as he has hardly been out of bed since starting all of this in December.
These set of drugs can change his personality so they are keeping a very close eye on him but the good news is that it will only be temporary as of yet I can see no change myself...
Nick will be having three more days of chemo the next two days will be a little lighter than the last two and he will have his intrathecal chemo into his spine on Friday. I will keep you all post after my visits.
Sunday, 17 January 2010
Saturday 16th January 2010
Hello All,
Yesterday was the first day I have ventured out for any length of time since Nick has been home...I just knew in the morning that I should not have done it! Nick had had a really unsettle night with his smell senses working overtime and even the smell of drinking water was driving him to annoyance :-/
When I got back I checked in on him and he was very pale and could hardly open his eyes so I phoned the hospital and they said to bring him straight in so I took him in yesterday afternoon, once again a VERY BIG THANK YOU to Terry and June my neighbours for stepping in to look after the boys at such short notice and to my sister and niece Natasha for coming down in the evening to sit with the boys once they were in bed.
When we got to the hospital they took some bloods and did his obs and they were all over the place and they immediately did an ECG which showed he was tachycardic - luckily a bed was becoming available as someone was being moved to another ward so Nick got a bed straight away. By the time I can away he had a little more colour and was more settled than he had been all day. One of his Chemo doctors is doing the ward round today so they will discuss all his obs with him then.
I will let you know more as and when I know but what I can say with a huge smile on my face is that it was brilliant to have Nick home for a short while even though 99.8% of his time was spent in bed.
Yesterday was the first day I have ventured out for any length of time since Nick has been home...I just knew in the morning that I should not have done it! Nick had had a really unsettle night with his smell senses working overtime and even the smell of drinking water was driving him to annoyance :-/
When I got back I checked in on him and he was very pale and could hardly open his eyes so I phoned the hospital and they said to bring him straight in so I took him in yesterday afternoon, once again a VERY BIG THANK YOU to Terry and June my neighbours for stepping in to look after the boys at such short notice and to my sister and niece Natasha for coming down in the evening to sit with the boys once they were in bed.
When we got to the hospital they took some bloods and did his obs and they were all over the place and they immediately did an ECG which showed he was tachycardic - luckily a bed was becoming available as someone was being moved to another ward so Nick got a bed straight away. By the time I can away he had a little more colour and was more settled than he had been all day. One of his Chemo doctors is doing the ward round today so they will discuss all his obs with him then.
I will let you know more as and when I know but what I can say with a huge smile on my face is that it was brilliant to have Nick home for a short while even though 99.8% of his time was spent in bed.
Friday, 15 January 2010
Headaches Galore
Hi Folks
Nick has been home for a good few days now but unfortunately has spent all his time in bed due to his very painful headaches that he is still having.
It is so nice to wake up with him in a morning and give him a cuddle or like this afternoon I fell asleep on him whilst our wonderful neighbours Terry & June had the boys for us for a few hours - THANK YOU sooo much Terry & June :)
The chemo is definitely stopping Nick's hair growth as the last time Nick shaved was New Years Day and he has a little bit of stubble just breaking through and for someone who sometimes shaves twice a day because his hair grows so fast it seems weird but on the up side he is not in the bathroom half as long :)
I am going to go and spend some more time cuddling will update later xxx
Nick has been home for a good few days now but unfortunately has spent all his time in bed due to his very painful headaches that he is still having.
It is so nice to wake up with him in a morning and give him a cuddle or like this afternoon I fell asleep on him whilst our wonderful neighbours Terry & June had the boys for us for a few hours - THANK YOU sooo much Terry & June :)
The chemo is definitely stopping Nick's hair growth as the last time Nick shaved was New Years Day and he has a little bit of stubble just breaking through and for someone who sometimes shaves twice a day because his hair grows so fast it seems weird but on the up side he is not in the bathroom half as long :)
I am going to go and spend some more time cuddling will update later xxx
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Cuddle time :)
Hi guys,
Sorry I have not blogged for a few days but cuddle time has taken over in the Dent household :)
Nick is doing OK, he is still not able to sit/stand up for any length of time so is spending 99% of his time in bed but it is just nice to know that he is upstairs...and the only worry I have in this awful weather is to make sure he takes all his medication that they sent him home with and boy oh boy was it a big bag!
Off for more cuddles now will blog later ;)
Sorry I have not blogged for a few days but cuddle time has taken over in the Dent household :)
Nick is doing OK, he is still not able to sit/stand up for any length of time so is spending 99% of his time in bed but it is just nice to know that he is upstairs...and the only worry I have in this awful weather is to make sure he takes all his medication that they sent him home with and boy oh boy was it a big bag!
Off for more cuddles now will blog later ;)
Monday, 11 January 2010
Yes...Yes...Yes :-)
Hello All,
Great news :) Nick is coming home for a few days before they start his next round of Chemo
Blog later xxx
Great news :) Nick is coming home for a few days before they start his next round of Chemo
Blog later xxx
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