Hey all,
Keri began her second round with interluekin II (IL-2) on Monday. She got to Swedish hospital at about 10:30 am. She was in the ICU for this round, which was much better as they monitor much more closely. The IL-2 drug was administered on a 24-hour drip (one friend said she would be able to tolerate the 24-hour drip better as she is use to living with a drip 24 hours a day! I think that was a little harsh ;-) She began receiving the low dose drip at around 430pm. The side effects did not start until about 5 hours later, she was not able to sleep, since she had chills, fever and was nauseated. They counteracted these with medications. She then pretty much slept all day Tuesday. The girls and I visited her on Tuesday night, she was very happy to see them, they liked her other room better though.
Keri's blood pressure fluctuated, yet stayed within acceptable range, her heart rate was a bit high, but her liver numbers were too high so on Wednesday morning she was taken off the IL-2. drip. Dr Kaplan said she would move out of the ICU and into a regular room on the 12th floor. Dr. Kaplan said she would need to rest for a couple of days in the hospital to get her liver numbers back in order and then head home to rest and recover there as well. He is going to try a different approach &/or medication again when her liver recovers in a couple weeks.
Thanks again for the food and well wishes! Especially the FOOD!
Doug
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Great job Keri! Our family thinks about you and your family all the time. Melissa Jackson
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, Doug. I have been awaiting word that all went as well as it could and Keri was done with round 2. Good job. Enjoy the time off. Rest and do some fun things. We are with you 100%. I admire your strength as usual. Love, Sue (and Bob)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the update, Doug. We have been thinking about you guys every day. Hope to see you all soon, Sara and Marty.
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