The week was one centered around the treatment of the blood virus, CMV. The drug used to treat the CMV, foscarnet, was really starting to take a toll on my body. I had to go into clinic every day for a dose and its side affects were everything I had been warned about.
Labs were drawn each morning to check my kidney function. The foscarnet was known to be hard on the kidneys so each dose was based on what the doctors thought my body could handle that day. I was given a nausea medicine, phenagren, before each dose and it did the trick to the keep the nausea at bay. My face would tingle and my entire face and even my gums would start to tingle and go numb. My limbs would feel absolutely drained and it was a chore just to stand up. Completely and utterly wiped out was how the inside of my body felt and all I wanted to do when I got home was sit down and sleep. I usually ended up recovering a sense of normalcy around dinner time.
By Tuesday, my CMV levels had greatly increased and it was decided that I would need to go to the clinic for an extra dose at night. The doubling of the dosage really took a toll on my body. Getting up from a chair was a challange! Wednesday through Friday I returned to the hospital's infusion center for another dose of Foscarnet - a two hour process last from 8 - 10. Early days at the clinic and long nights at the infusion clinics made for an exhausting week.
Sunday another CMV test was taken with hopes the counts would go down due to all the heavy dosing that had been given.
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