A report on Emma from John
John here with another Emma report.
First thanks for the emails of support etc. Emma enjoys them very much.
Emma had her third cancer treatment today plus a trip to the Lymphdemiaclinic as she has mild Lymphdemia in her lower left leg from her surgery to remove some of her lymph nodes. They massage her leg to promote Lymphatic Drainage then bandaged her leg to slow the drainage from reversing. Afterseveral of these treatments they will fit her with a special stocking to keep the swelling down.Emma felt good enough to have lunch after her Lymphdemia treatment which was before her cancer treatment.
The cancer treatment went well again and she felt pretty good for a few hours afterwards. They reused the IV line thatwas left in yesterday, and removed it after treatment was done. The nurse suggested that an option is to install a picc which is a long flexible line which goes in a vein in the arm and runs up the arm to the chest. The picc could be install by a nurse, vs a port would be minor surgery and is usually only done for patients with long term treatment requirements, and Emma's IV treatment is only 4 weeks long.
I barbequed chicken breasts, made up some rice and frozen peas for supper.Emma ate some but is still afraid to eat too much incase it makes her feel poorly. Not too long after supper chills set in and she got tired and laid down for the evening. A bit of tummy trouble through the evening made her feel more poorly.
We got a call from one of the ladies from the church we have been attending since July with an offer of help with meals. They have volunteers that will make up packages of meals for us to ease the work load around the house. We graciously accepted the offer.
First thanks for the emails of support etc. Emma enjoys them very much.
Emma had her third cancer treatment today plus a trip to the Lymphdemiaclinic as she has mild Lymphdemia in her lower left leg from her surgery to remove some of her lymph nodes. They massage her leg to promote Lymphatic Drainage then bandaged her leg to slow the drainage from reversing. Afterseveral of these treatments they will fit her with a special stocking to keep the swelling down.Emma felt good enough to have lunch after her Lymphdemia treatment which was before her cancer treatment.
The cancer treatment went well again and she felt pretty good for a few hours afterwards. They reused the IV line thatwas left in yesterday, and removed it after treatment was done. The nurse suggested that an option is to install a picc which is a long flexible line which goes in a vein in the arm and runs up the arm to the chest. The picc could be install by a nurse, vs a port would be minor surgery and is usually only done for patients with long term treatment requirements, and Emma's IV treatment is only 4 weeks long.
I barbequed chicken breasts, made up some rice and frozen peas for supper.Emma ate some but is still afraid to eat too much incase it makes her feel poorly. Not too long after supper chills set in and she got tired and laid down for the evening. A bit of tummy trouble through the evening made her feel more poorly.
We got a call from one of the ladies from the church we have been attending since July with an offer of help with meals. They have volunteers that will make up packages of meals for us to ease the work load around the house. We graciously accepted the offer.
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