So Thursday was dad's second chemo for SCLC, Carboplatin and Etoposide. Same procedure as last time but no tablet antibiotics to take, the Oncologist said the first cycle is the highest risk so they tend to stop them due to risk of other 'superbugs' he said??
Anyway, he is feeling a lot more exhausted this time, struggling to do normal things. The dizziness has continued, although there was nothing amiss in his blood tests or blood pressure so not sure. He hasn't been sick but has had his head down the loo a couple of times. Biggest issue we have is body temperature, he is really thin (and losing) and cannot seem to regulate his temperature. Saturday night it dropped to 34! Put a heater on, another blanket and it came back, but during it's low point he was having chest pains. May be worth a call to the chemo nurses tomorrow about that one...
Mentally he seems down because he's realising that he can't do the normal things he wants to do, hopefully next week he will feel more 'normal' again which will restore his confidence.
And so it continues....
