Mum had her first Chemo treatment on Thursday 21st July 2011. I went with her to see her consultant haematologist Dr. W Mumar-Bashi yesterday, This was a routine appointment after her first treatment.
The news was encouraging. It was previously suggested that she also had Myeloma (which is not easily treated) and it has now been confirmed that she has High Grade Large B Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. This is much more easily treated and even after the first Chemo, her lymph nodes have reduced.
She had a bone marrow biopsy and this proved clear. Her blood count is good for now but this will probably drop over the next few days. She still has a high calcium level at 2.9 and the reason for this is currently unknown. If it doesn't reduce, she will be further referred to an Endocrinologist.
She finished her steroids yesterday and is a little constipated so she has been prescribed Senokot (a stimulant) and Magnesium Hydrozide (a softener) to help her with her bowel movements.
She is also on Ondansetron to help prevent sickness and this seems to be working as she hasn't actually been sick yet.
As her blood count starts to drop, she will be at risk of infection and so to protect her she is taking Ciprofloxacin.
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