Hi, Marcia here with an update on Gary’s appointment with Dr. Ey.
Because of Gary’s low white blood cell count, Dr. Ey has fired Picard. They’ll wait a week to determine whether or not he’ll need the bazillion dollar shot he got last time.
Although his rapid weight lose has slowed, it is clear that Gary is not going to be able to meet his nutritional needs through eating and tube feeding. His body is just not allowing him to eat as much as he needs to and the tube feeding has always made him feel lousy.
As a result, Dr. Ey has decided to put him back on TPN. Whether or not they’ll remove the tube now remains to be seen. He’ll continue with two more mega doses of chemo but even if his white cell count increases, he won’t be able to continue with Picard on a 24/7 basis (having both TPN and Picard’s chemo in the port at the same time won’t work). Instead, once a week in the doctor’s office, Gary will receive the chemo Picard was providing him.
We’re sending prayers and positive thoughts/energy that the next seven weeks of chemo won’t bring any more challenges, that Gary will quickly feel better, and that eating will become as easy as pie.
Let’s hope and pray that the start of a new year marks the start of a real turnaround. Gary and Anne, we are thinking of you both!
SO sorry for the back on TPN buddy. Prayers that it will only be until the chemo. is over. I have about 40 extra pounds here that you can have. I’ll even do a gastric bypass and ship them overnight! I hear they need you to be 100+ pounds overweight to do that surgery. I could do that! We’ll take all the bad weather here we can get to you can have an easy winter. Prayers continue!
Louise and Don
We’re so sorry to hear things aren’t working out as planned. Hopefully the new plan will help you feel better so you can eat more so you can tolerate the chemo better so you’ll BE better soon! Everyone sends their best wishes!
Sending love and wishing I could send you some of my extra pounds too. 😉