Journal entry by Jean Bender —
Paul: Just a small amount of cancer growth while Paul took his chemo break. Trying a new oral chemo medication—2 weeks on, 1 week off—for the next few months followed by another scan. Trying to avoid the other chemo as long as he can, now that it has attacked his eyes. Hoping for fewer side effects and a summer of golf.
David: David is still in the hospital on IV antibiotics. Preliminary bone biopsy results showed a rare form of staph; doctors are waiting for final pathology report (hopefully by tomorrow) so they prescribe the most targeted antibiotic. A specialty nurse came by to say she would teach us how to administer the IV antibiotics at home, assuming that’s what is ordered. So in order to get home tomorrow, they will have to: get final results, have them reviewed by infectious disease doctor, put in PICC line, order meds from specialty pharmacy, confirm home care nurse agency can do IV monitoring and necessary blood draws, and train us. 🤞
Thanks for the well wishes, visits, and banana bread!
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