Friday Update

The early euphoria of this week has subsided. Trish started a new super duper antibiotic last night (~$100/pill). This was because the infection she had is resistant to the super antibiotics they had been using. The super-duper stuff gave Trish severe nausea and after taking her first dose last night, it was a non-stop getting sick parade. To top it all off we had no anti-nausea medicine at home and Trish wasn't taking her pain meds, because of its side effects.

When we got to the hospital this morning, they immediately gave Trish fluids and anti-nausea meds. After they took effect we gave Trish her first morning dose of the antibiotic and she still got sick....So the nurse called home health care to see if we could get the IV version at home. She was successful, so tonight we will start the super-duper antibiotic via IV twice a day. Trish did receive it by IV in the hospital so we expect it to be fine.

Trish will get a second bone marrow biopsy next Friday. Please keep your knees bent and fingers crossed that it is even better than the first one taken last Friday. There was some discrepancy in the reading of the last biopsy and we need this one to be good to proceed.

Trish will hopefully start eating and feeling better over the weekend.