Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Just wanted to thank you all for your encouraging posts. Don't you worry .......... we " ain't done yet " !! ) Rick started out today feeling about the worst he's felt ........he was almost in tears. After racking my brain for what else I could give him or do for him (he's on Decadron, Thorazine (just a little), etc,etc) ..... I finally decided to get him to take one of his 800 mg Ibuprofens ........and guess what?!! Yep, he's feeling pretty darned good right now!! Go figure!! You'd think with all those other drugs something as simple as Ibuprofen wouldn't phase him. Bet I keep shoving them down him now!! Whatever works! ) His hair is finally coming out in little handfuls, so he said I get to help him shave it off tomorrow. At least guys can pull off that look easier. ) He's got some pretty cool " do-rags " from our 4- wheeler adventures, we'll just have to be " styling " on those cold days. Attitude is everything you know! Hope you're all having a decent day ........... my thoughts and prayers are with you all as well. Thanks for keeping us in yours. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I am glad to hear that Rick is feeling a better. I had strong suspicions that with both of your great attitudes, he would be back up again. You may want to go a check with the doc about the Ibuprofen, however. The combination of Decadron and Ibuprofen can be pretty rough on the stomach. My oncologist recommended Tylenol instead. The newer non steroidal antiinflammatory drugs like Celebrex are supposed to be a bit easier on the stomach. There is also a drug, misoprostol, that helps counteract some of the side effects Decadron has on the the stomach lining, that can be given if necessary. My thoughts and prayers are with you both. Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I am glad to hear that Rick is feeling a better. I had strong suspicions that with both of your great attitudes, he would be back up again. You may want to go a check with the doc about the Ibuprofen, however. The combination of Decadron and Ibuprofen can be pretty rough on the stomach. My oncologist recommended Tylenol instead. The newer non steroidal antiinflammatory drugs like Celebrex are supposed to be a bit easier on the stomach. There is also a drug, misoprostol, that helps counteract some of the side effects Decadron has on the the stomach lining, that can be given if necessary. My thoughts and prayers are with you both. Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 When my husband lost his hair, I started rubbing the fuzz and calling him my dawg. Now he's got it all back, but howls when he wants a head rubbing anyway. You're husband got diagnosed about 2 months before mine and trust me you are doing world away better than we are. Mine hasn't been out of the house in a month. Also be sure to check with the doc on even nonprescription drugs. I know tylenol is very bad for the liver, but don't know about others. Since the liver is involved in processing drugs is better to be safe than sorry. Am very scared right now. He has had swelling so bad. Even with taking the diruetics that's not helping. His CEA was 3300 in Feb. He had no chemo in Feb because we were hoping to get him on Erbitux, but he tested negative for that, So it has to be Avastin. We've been screwing around trying to harass the insurance co to get it taken care of, they're saying 2 more weeks before he can have chemo. I've called the clinic several times and they got him a hospital bed, if he wasn't going to the Doc tomorrow, I'd take a photo of his legs to try to convince them of how bad it is. He's got a cold I picked up when he was in the hospital in Jan. I stayed in the guest room for two weeks but he caught it anyway. Nash > Just wanted to thank you all for your encouraging posts. Don't you > worry .......... we " ain't done yet " !! ) Rick started out today > feeling about the worst he's felt ........he was almost in tears. > After racking my brain for what else I could give him or do for him > (he's on Decadron, Thorazine (just a little), etc,etc) ..... I > finally decided to get him to take one of his 800 mg > Ibuprofens ........and guess what?!! Yep, he's feeling pretty > darned good right now!! Go figure!! You'd think with all those > other drugs something as simple as Ibuprofen wouldn't phase him. > Bet I keep shoving them down him now!! Whatever works! ) > > His hair is finally coming out in little handfuls, so he said I get > to help him shave it off tomorrow. At least guys can pull off that > look easier. ) He's got some pretty cool " do-rags " from our 4- > wheeler adventures, we'll just have to be " styling " on those cold > days. Attitude is everything you know! Hope you're all having a > decent day ........... my thoughts and prayers are with you all as > well. Thanks for keeping us in yours. > > Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 When my husband lost his hair, I started rubbing the fuzz and calling him my dawg. Now he's got it all back, but howls when he wants a head rubbing anyway. You're husband got diagnosed about 2 months before mine and trust me you are doing world away better than we are. Mine hasn't been out of the house in a month. Also be sure to check with the doc on even nonprescription drugs. I know tylenol is very bad for the liver, but don't know about others. Since the liver is involved in processing drugs is better to be safe than sorry. Am very scared right now. He has had swelling so bad. Even with taking the diruetics that's not helping. His CEA was 3300 in Feb. He had no chemo in Feb because we were hoping to get him on Erbitux, but he tested negative for that, So it has to be Avastin. We've been screwing around trying to harass the insurance co to get it taken care of, they're saying 2 more weeks before he can have chemo. I've called the clinic several times and they got him a hospital bed, if he wasn't going to the Doc tomorrow, I'd take a photo of his legs to try to convince them of how bad it is. He's got a cold I picked up when he was in the hospital in Jan. I stayed in the guest room for two weeks but he caught it anyway. Nash > Just wanted to thank you all for your encouraging posts. Don't you > worry .......... we " ain't done yet " !! ) Rick started out today > feeling about the worst he's felt ........he was almost in tears. > After racking my brain for what else I could give him or do for him > (he's on Decadron, Thorazine (just a little), etc,etc) ..... I > finally decided to get him to take one of his 800 mg > Ibuprofens ........and guess what?!! Yep, he's feeling pretty > darned good right now!! Go figure!! You'd think with all those > other drugs something as simple as Ibuprofen wouldn't phase him. > Bet I keep shoving them down him now!! Whatever works! ) > > His hair is finally coming out in little handfuls, so he said I get > to help him shave it off tomorrow. At least guys can pull off that > look easier. ) He's got some pretty cool " do-rags " from our 4- > wheeler adventures, we'll just have to be " styling " on those cold > days. Attitude is everything you know! Hope you're all having a > decent day ........... my thoughts and prayers are with you all as > well. Thanks for keeping us in yours. > > Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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