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  • March 17, 2010 at 2:20 am #36513
    marions
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    Jeff……I so much agree with Margaret in that us caretakers have a tough time also. We can’t “fix” the situation.
    Hopefully, by tomorrow Marc is feeling a bit better.
    Best wishes,
    Marion

    March 17, 2010 at 2:17 am #36512
    jeffgrieder
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    Kinda funny Margaret

    March 17, 2010 at 2:10 am #36511
    mlepp0416
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    Jeff:

    Hang in there. I do believe that being the caretaker is sometimes harder than being the patient. I know that watching Tom take his poison…um I mean Chemo day after day is heartbreaking but even worse than that is watching him lose so much weight. All we can do as caretakers is to be there for them and give them the moral support !

    Go with God and KEEP KICKIN’ THAT cancer.

    Margaret

    March 17, 2010 at 1:29 am #36510
    jeffgrieder
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    Dr. believes that the chills and the spikes in fever are from the chemo since there is no infection. He is so miserable. I hate to see him like this.

    March 15, 2010 at 8:37 pm #36509
    elmoks
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    My mom also has severe pain on her side. They gave her hycosimine (i’m sure that’s the in-correct way of spelling that) for the spasms in her tummy. It really seems to help. But her spleen is also really enlarged and it causes her alot of pain. She has also ran a low-grade fever really since being diagnosed. However, they have never said she has any infection. ??? Good luck and I will be keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers!

    March 15, 2010 at 8:05 pm #36508
    jeffgrieder
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    Fever is back. 100.3. It appears to be going up and down. Very strange. He took some more tylenol.

    March 15, 2010 at 7:34 pm #36507
    devoncat
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    I just cant figure out why your body would run a fever from dehydration. To me it doesnt make sense, yet I know it was true for me.

    March 15, 2010 at 4:46 pm #36506
    jeffgrieder
    Member

    He has been drinking a lot of Gatorade, but not enough water. Dr. told him that he needed to fill up the water glass a little more. It does not sound funny though Kris. I completely understand where you are coming from.

    March 15, 2010 at 3:45 pm #36505
    devoncat
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    Great news Jeff. How is Marc doing liquid wise? I ran all types of fevers and had severe pain when I got dehydrated from chemo. If Marc is having problems with his stools or is not drinking enough, perhaps this could be the problem? I know it sounds funny, but I know this is the case for me.

    Kris

    March 15, 2010 at 3:27 pm #36504
    jeffgrieder
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    Fever is gone.

    March 15, 2010 at 1:51 pm #36503
    jeffgrieder
    Member

    Yes

    March 15, 2010 at 1:44 pm #36502
    magic
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    I think fever from the gemcitabine which is quite common usually occurs in the 1st few days following so this may be an infection,get it checked out Janet

    March 15, 2010 at 1:42 pm #36501
    susanl
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    Hi Jeff,

    Keep monitoring Marc’s temperature and if it goes above 100.4

    March 15, 2010 at 1:09 pm #36500
    jeffgrieder
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    OK

    March 14, 2010 at 7:36 pm #36499
    lisa
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    Jeff, one of the hardest things about having cancer is waiting when you want to get in there and fight. So I hope you keep up your spirits, and Marc’s too, and enjoy the weekend.

    Is it spring down there in Texas yet? Are you all near the Gulf Coast? That’s one place I have never visited but would love to see someday. Up here in the Pacific Northwest we have cloudy weather and cold oceans. I would like to swim in a warm ocean once in my life.

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