Maureen has been doing clinically well up until now. However, her tumor markers have been rising. She recently had a combined CT/Pet scan and we have an appointment with Dr Abraham at WVU this coming monday. There is almost certainly going to be a change to a different treatment, as we seem to have gotten the most we can out of Taxol. She may be candidate for a clinical trial through NIH, but we will know more after we see him.
However there is a new setback, hopefully temporary. She had Taxol yesterday, seemingly with no problems except for fatigue. Last night she was doing fine for a post-chemo evening. Then this morning she could not stand at all--she could not bear ANY weight on her legs, even with a lot of help. All I could do by myself was lay her on the floor, and she could not get up. I did not want to call 911 because they would have insisted on taking her to a different hospital which is closer. So Wendy, the RN from my office came over and was able to get her organized, using nursing skills which I don't have, and we got her to the Reynolds Hospital ER. When she got here she had a temp of 101.9. She is being evaluated and is being admitted to the hospital. So far her CT of the head is fine and her labs are OK. An infection is suspected so she is being put on antibiotics. Dr David Hess, our internist will be in charge, and we have a lot of confidence in him. Dr Mehotra is also consulting. She is fine so far except for being very tired.
I called Kathleen for help and she is coming. More soon.
Bob Shalowitz
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