Change of Dose Plan

Well the 2nd dose didnt happen at 3am as Steves blood pressure was too low.

Instead he was given Noradrenalin (probably not how it is spelt) which is given via a drip into Steves neck and it is used to raise your blood pressure. It does this by making your heart beat faster and constricts your veins, all of which should then make your blood pressure rise. Unfortunately due to the side effects of the drug (Heart problems) they need to check your fluid level and heart rate every 10 mins.
Which means no sleep for Steve. Not that he could sleep as his temperature and sickness were out in force!

At 8am nearly 12 hours after the first dose they gave him dose number 2!

Which unfortunately caused his blood pressure to dip even lower and the shakes and sickness came back.

Due to his blood pressure and the hard side effects they have changed the treatment dose plan!

So now he will have a dose every 24 hours not every 8 hours. With the next one due at 8am Thursday morning.

This does mean he will probably have less than 6 and maybe only 4 but the doctor told us that it was better to spread them out and keep going for longer than to stop after a 48 hours. So there goes Steves plan to be home by Friday!!! We really dont know when he will be out but I think it is likely to be Sunday like last time.

So now Steve is trying to rest before the dose tomorrow but its hard as he is still very hot and his blood pressure will not go above 100/69 - I spend my day looking at that monitor willing the first number to go above 115! As the doctors have said it need to be at 115 before they can reduce the Noradrenalin.

Strange as only a few months ago, Steve and I were so clueless to this world and now Im telling the nurses how he needs to have anti sickness before he has Pethadine! Which for the record the Nurse ignored last night, even though I asked them to and surprise surprise he was sick! I was so upset as its awful enough this process without making it worse by not giving him the anti sickness.

Well hopefully Steve and I will both get some rest tonight in preparation for tomorrows 3rd dose.

Thank You to ALL at Morgan Lovell for the VBB's, they arrived at the hospital in a large box and Steve and I guessed straight away! And I have to admit even though the note said I shouldn’t have any I have had a few!!! And Steve has even managed a couple!

And finally Ive added to the top of the blog a couple of links for UK websites which are dedicated to Kidney Cancer, as a couple of people have asked me for some more information.