Monday, November 11, 2013

Had to Re-visit Doctor

Don's rash got REALLY bad over the week-end.  He slept most of the time from his anti-itch meds.  The doctor wants him to call with every little change, he was going to wait until he saw him Wednesday but decided he'd better call.  Good thing.  The doctor had him go in, they thought they might be admitting him.  On Wednesday the doctor said his rash was a level 2, now its a level 3.  They did another blood test, his liver function numbers have gone up some more.  He put him on prednisone, said they had never seen a rash that was that bad and they would skip his 3rd infusion that was due next week.  They also said that his reaction to the infusion was probably the reason his liver function numbers had gone up and that the prednisone should help both.  He goes back on Wednesday for more blood work and a look at his rash.  He might not be able to get his 4th infusion.  My first question was whether that meant he was out of the trial.  They said he would not be out, they would give him the 2nd part of the treatment (the 6 infusions 2 weeks apart of the other medication).  I don't know if it would start as planned or if they would start it earlier.  We take it one day at a time at this point.

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