Remember all that stuff about chickens and eggs that I mentioned yesterday? Well, we should have just made omelettes!
Today has been tough for her, to put it mildy. Severe headaches started last night, and have never let up. Maxalt is now only taking the slightest edge off of the pain. The doctors say that it is the Zofran that they give her with the chemo to fight nausea. Can't change the drug, so we have to fight the symptoms.
They have given her Phenergan, which is supposed to help. Guess what? One of the side effects is rebound headaches, which are even more severe.
She has been vomiting, nauseous, and in pain all day. She was finally able to eat a couple of crackers this afternoon, which she promptly lost an hour later.
They are now giving her morphine along with something else that I can't remember to try and get it under control, along with regular doses of Maxalt. At least the morphine puts her out for a while.
Guess that's why they use the word "cycle" for chemo. Everything they give you has a side effect, the drugs to treat that side effect have a different side effect so they give you something else. And so on, and so on...a vicious cycle.
Paul, I'm so sorry things are so very difficult. I am praying and trusting that God will give you and Tamara the strength you need as you walk through each day. Asking God for 'restful rest' tonight - for both of you.
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