Today did not go as well as planned. After a little more than 1/2 hour after starting a low dose of Rituxan Fred's head felt strange and he felt like he could not swallow. The nurse stopped the IV and flushed the Rituxan out of his system. The doctor came in and feels that since the lymph nodes in his neck are so enlarged and the Rituxan goes directly to these and kills off the cells right away that this is why he had the feeling of his throat closing up. It was decided to stop for the day and retry tomorrow morning.
We came back to the hotel and Fred slept for a while and is feeling better.
Please pray tomorrow everything goes better.
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I am glad he is feeling better. You will both continue to be in my prayers. I pray tomorrow will bring a better day filled with greater success.
Uncle Freddie & Auntie Lu,
I pray that tomorrow the medication will give a feeling of healing rather than what it did today. Meds can be so wonderful, but they always seem to come w/a price. May peace flow through you both during tomorrow's treatment.
Thanks for the call! I'm working on positive thoughts for tomorrow! Love to you both!
Coralee
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