Last week I had frank discussion with the nurse practitioner (Steve was there) about his lack of motivation, low energy and abysmal diet. He was spending too much time in the recliner and just not eating and drinking enough. (He'd lost a total of 18 pounds) I was concerned that he was going to spiral downward if something wasn't done. She talked about some medicine she could prescribe to help Steve to eat more and told him how important it was for him to get up and move around. He agreed to try harder and postponed taking the new med's.
This past week Steve doubled his daily intake of food and drink (about 700 to 1,000 calories) and made sure he spent more time out of the recliner. We have both seen an improvement in his energy level and in how he feels. He certainly looks better! "In and Out" has seen a lot of us in the last week. Yesterday we saw the nurse practitioner again and she remarked at how much better he looked. His blood counts are good, but his m-spike was at 1.3 (Same as it was pre-transplant :-( She said it will sometimes go up before it will go down. They will do a bone marrow biopsy in February which will be more conclusive so and we've decided not to worry about the m-spike (cancer number) for the time being.
Thank you for your prayers and please add Daisy, Hayden, Natalie and Rosemary to your list.
God bless you and have a safe and happy new year!
Glad to hear about Steve eating better. If you need help - I'll bring him a double-double, and make sure he eats it. j/k. I'll keep praying.
ReplyDeleteLove, Jerry Zell