January 19, 2009: Today was not a very good day. Jill struggled so much with the terrible side effects of the chemotherapy. She was miserable and nauseous, with a temperature of almost 101 degrees.
At one point, the nurse and Vinny had to help her up off the bathroom floor because she is so weak from her very low blood pressure - it got as low as 50/40! She is also retaining fluids from the chemo and is on Solu-Medrol, another medication that makes her retain even more. She is not eating enough either.
It was very heartbreaking to see her cry from the pain and the suffering that she's going through with the chemo - her ears and throat hurt again and because of the fever, she went into a cold sweat. Dr. Burt tried giving her a pep talk about keeping a positive attitude and reassured her that she will be so much better after all this is over.
Although this was expected, until it happens, you forget how bad it can be. Prayers are needed at this time to help Jill get through this very rough period.
Love,
Doreen
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