So after the radiotherapy they said issues could get worse before getting better so a bit of decline in leg performance was expected. New drugs took forever to get to me but I was able to start them on Monday. Today legs rubbish pain in back horrible, no urine output and raised temperature. So call the assessment line and called straight in.
Had blood & urine tests, ECG,MRI and regular obs. catheter installed and now feeling a lot better except the legs are still rubbish
they have doubled my steroid dose so I’m guessing sleep isn’t going to play a factor for a while
anyway how’s your day been?
Hi Richard
How are the legs today?
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To be honest the legs are the least of the worries after last night lol
So it all went a wrong at 2am
Violent shaking , temp hit 39
BP 207/155
Pulse 150
Ten mins later shake’s stopped
Temp still up so
IV antibiotics
IV fluid now
Blood tests. Results show no infection
Urine test seem ok
ECG fine
So we are stopping the new cancer meds till I get back to normal I certainly don’t want a repeat of that
Richard
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Oh Richard that sounds awful! Hope you have a better night tonight, you must be exhausted xx
Sounds like a grim night. Fingers crossed you are on the mend. legs and all.
xx
Stopped new meds and all seems to have settled just getting my levels back to where they should be before we work out what’s next.
it was scary but I was in the right place and staff were excellent
thanks for all your concern I’m good again now
Richard
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