Hi all,
In view of the current situation here, thought it best that one of us come on here and update. And's unable so it's left to me!
Firstly, thanks again for the continued support and wishes left here for her. It really does mean a lot to us all.
Secondly, Dusty, Joan, thank you both so much for your continued love and support and for keeping this updated so that I don't have to do it! lol
As you are aware And has been in ICU since around midnight our time. Her heart beat just went racing off and was needing to be stabilised. In the end, after shocking her, they managed to get it back to a more normal rate. Her temps high, and pain management is a bit hit and miss right now. She's either in pain, or completely wiped out on drugs and sleeps fpr 24 hours. We just can't seem to find an acceptable balance- but are working on it! They are hoping that later today, she will be moved back into isolation and back on to a normal ward.
Her new chemo dose is proving to be problematic. She really isn't coping too well on it at all. Today, in view of the past few days side effects, it has been decided to stop it. Right now, we are unsure if this will just be for the coming week, or if it's for good. And's having a full team meeting tomorrow afternoon with all of her consultants and our family GP. They must decide if continuing the treatment that is causing so many probs will be at all beneficial. If so, do we continue in the hope she gets over this initial stage, or reduce the dose, but hope it remains therapeutic. There is also the third option of stopping it and just letting the cancer take its natural course. I'm sure And will be fighting to continue with chemo, but it really is out of our hands now.
For now, she's bearing up as much as any of us. It's been a long week, and she is exhausted but still unable to sleep properly or for more than an hour at a time. They have restarted her Neupogen injections this afternoon in the hope of increasing her ANC and then possibly allowing her to go home. She hopes later this week, we just say let's wait and see!
In between the bad hours there are still LOTS of good ones. The smile, the laughs are still there. Dusty she says to remind you that she's still waiting on her ticket ...enough said really!
Right I've waffled enough and was meant to just post a few words.
This isn't meant to be a 'sad' update- for now And is still fighting, and until she stops we still have hope.- As long as she keeps smiling and laughing we have hope!
She does think she's turned in to the BIGGEST moaner on Earth right now- little does she know how much we're all moaning behind the scenes. Its way more than her!! lol
Again thank you for everything. I know someone will be here tomorrow to update as soon as we know where her future treatment lies.
J xx
