Well, today wasn’t a good day. Tim had an allergic reaction to one of the chemo medicines, Oxaliplatin. So all was going as planned, he got hooked up to the infusion around 11:15am… I left around 11:40am to grab us lunch. When I came back around 12Noon, I turned the corner to see his face, neck and arms were FIRE ENGINE red. I asked if he was okay and he kind of shrugged. I grabbed the Nurse and she stopped the infusion immediately, got a Team of Nurses together quickly, they immediately got him hooked up to fluids and got benedryl and pepcid in him to stop the reaction. IT WAS VERY, VERY SCARY. Remember how yesterday I said that there are life moments where it is like a SLAP in the face to remind me that cancer is a part of our life… well today, that cancer decided to hit me like a freight train to remind me that things can change in a moment, in a matter of seconds. Anything can happen, any time. I am serious when I say, today was a serious situation. Thank God for the knowledgeable and responsive Team we had. Thank God I came back from grabbing lunch when I did. We are told that this happens to patients at times even after tolerating it so well, due to the build up in their system.
So next steps – he did not get the full chemo infusion today – which upsets us greatly. When we go back in 3 weeks we will try it again. That is the right decision because Tim has tolerated it so well all along and he has realized decent results with it. They will up his pre-meds and watch him VERY closely. Hoping and praying we can get that last round in him without issue.
His next scan is Monday, October 17th with results on Tuesday, October 18th. As I’ve shared before SCANXIETY is a real thing and it has already set in with confirmation of those dates today.
Hold those you love incredibly close. Cherish every moment that you have with them. Life is fragile. Life is a gift, a beautiful gift.
Love to you all.
XOXO, Denise