TMI Friday

This week I am fighting to get to Day 14 of Cycle #2 of RVDD and I am willing to do whatever it takes. This week included bouts of nausea, lack of sleep and once again I started getting backed up. For the nausea I went with Zofran. For the lack of sleep I stuck with benadryl. For the constipation, I brought in the little guns:



Notice that Cassie unwittingly purchased "Child Size". I'd hate to see what the "Grown-Up Size" would do to me. Let's just say, they work.

To keep things short, everything seems to be moving in the right direction as we head to the cancer center this morning for day 11 of treatment which includes Velcade infusion #4.

The domination continues...

Phil & Cassie Plus Cancer Show: Going Home!

After 36 hours in both the ER and the hospital finally a young, beautiful, angelic resident gave us our release! We love you R!!!! Now that we are home, Phil is starting on the GoLYTELY, which will probably be anything but light. He's really hoping to make the Michigan Football game tomorrow with Ocean. They plan to go on the field before the game to watch the winged helmets run out of the tunnel and take the field.

Thanks to Anna for an awesome dinner last night. The perfect meal for Phil's belly trouble, and also the perfect meal for those of us who were just HUNGRY! We have the best friends ever.

Phil and Cassie Plus Cancer: Frustrated Phil in the ER

Tired, Constipated, Hungry all at 4am. This is me not doing so well, although I think I was able to still keep a little composure. I am sure it got worse throughout the ER stay, but I didn't record any of that.

Still in the Hospital

So I am still being held hostage against my own will at the hospital. I was admitted last night, after roughly 16 hours in the ER running a series of tests that proved my suspicion that I was just full of crap and that dropping laxative bombs was the answer to all my problems. But if would have been that easy I would have missed out on the extra radiation from my CT Scan, plus the other 2 imaging devices they used to rule things out. The CT Scan results are back and there are no concerns. I guess peace of mind is worth something, but I was hoping for a peaceful bowel and taking snapshots of my mid-section all day wasn't getting me there. Not to mention I was pushing 48 hours of no sleep and food. That makes for a not-so happy Phil.




So how do I get out of this place?!?!? Answer: the doc says I need another bowel movement before I can go. So yes, I have to go before they will let me go. How crappy is that? Talk about some pressure. The worst part in my mind is that they are not pushing laxatives and they also don't want me to drink water. As a doctor in training through this experience, I would think Laxatives and Water are the god send to solve these issues, but apparently I am just a washed up kicker who needs to be obedient and more trusting.

We'll be sure to do a Vlog (Video blog) of our ER visit/hospital experience later today. I actually recorded myself in the ER yesterday when I was very upset....not sure if I am going to expose that side of me to the public....unless you guys comment and tell me to do otherwise!

Go Blue, Dominate Myeloma.

Phil