Saturday, November 28, 2009

Big sigh of relief

Phew. We're done with last night's methotrexate dosing and Amanda actually did great - no headache or vomiting. I'm pleasantly surprised and hope that it stays that way. She's feeling great today and didn't wake up at all in the night (wish I could say the same for the other two). We may just get through this maintenance phase after all. My brain is a bit scattered lately, so I've got to jot down the RX recipe to remember for next week.

4:00 - start with lots of fluids

5:30 pm: 6-mp medication and Prevacid on empty stomach

6:00 pm: consumption of waffles or other bland food item (shouldn't be hard with my cooking lately)

8:00 pm: one Benadryl and one Zofran

8:30 pm: full dose (don't skimp) of Oxycodone and a small bowl of cereal.

9:30 pm: 8 Methotrexate pills

9:45 pm: listen to Amanda talk non-stop (narcotics bring out the social side to her)

10:00 pm: a good night's sleep for her - hopefully!

We'll see if that works again next week.

3 comments:

  1. So I'm happy to read that Amanda did much better this round than last Friday!

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  2. Oh ya, if it makes you feel any better, you're not the only one that's scattered. Looking at the medication schedule is enough to make anyone go absent-minded. Hang in there!

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  3. So glad Amanda is at the maintenance stage, you can get a bit of normalcy back. Kristen got her package today and was thrilled. She carries a purse with her wherever she goes,it was perfect! The book Amanda made also made her smile as I read it to her. You need to go over to Kristen's page and follow the link to the good wishes program and get Amanda a scarf on the way. It looks like an awesome program. I called and the lady on the phone was very kind and took my information and said in about 4 weeks Kristen would receive a scarf made especially for her. Isn't is great that there are so many amazing people out there. Thanks again for the gift!

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