Rick skated through Chemo on Monday. Did not even have to use the little dinner bell they gave him in case he felt odd and something wasn't right, so the nurse could come running, assess the situation and either stop the chemo drip or continue with it. He did awesome.
Then Tuesday he felt pretty good. But that afternoon before his radiation treatment he had to go get at shot called PEGFILGRASTIM INJECTION. You might know it by the name of NUELASTA since that brand has been heavily advertised on TV.
This injection is a long-acting granulocyte colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the growth of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell important in the body's fight against infection. It is used to reduce the incidence of fever and infection in patients with certain types of cancer who are receiving chemotherapy that affects the bone marrow, and to increase survival after being exposed to high doses of radiation!
There are many side effects from this, but the most common is fatigue! and it hit! in the shower! I did not know this till after he came home from work, and he was really dragging. SO I drove him to his radiation therapy, in which they did the ARMS this time. This will be given the day after every Chemo treatment.
The arms takes a bit longer than the legs did, and the position he has to lie in is not comfortable.
Glad to report he looks better this morning, and his fatigue is not as severe. Doctor did say that it would be a temporary thing, which is nice. Well not nice he has this, but nice it doesn't last to long.
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