Another quiet day for Simon. He gave me a bit of a scare with at temperature above 100 this evening, but it has gone back down. I will be checking it again at bedtime. Tomorrow will be a long day at the clinic, while Simon receives his weekly antiviral, Cidofovir. To start the day, he will need to take 3 Probenicid tablets at 7 a.m., 3 hours before the Cidofovir. The Probenicid is to protect his kidneys from the toxic effects of the Cidofovir. He will also need to take Probenicid 2 and 8 hours following the infusion. At 8:30, we will check into the clinic. Then Simon will receive pre-Cidofovir fluids for an hour, followed by the Cidofovir. Finally, he will receive post-Cidofovir fluids. Like the Probenicid, all of the fluids are needed to protect his kidneys.
Beau is still sick, with a cough and scratchy throat. I am thankful that Bob will be able to come up to Denver to stay with him tomorrow while I take Simon to the clinic. Sick children who are not patients, are not allowed at the clinic. Not that I would want to make him go and sit in the infusion room for hours when he isn't feeling well anyways.
Lastly, I'd like to ask for prayers for one of the precious little ones her at Brent's Place. The following is a post from her dad this morning.
POLINA IS IN INTENSIVE CARE, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES THERAPY IS GOING PRETTY ROUGH!!!!!!! SEVERAL TIMES LAST NIGHT SHE HAD BREATHING, HEART RATE, AND BLOOD PRESSURE ISSUES PLUS SEVERE HIVES, WE WERE NOT SURE SHE WOULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT.!!!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP US FIGHT, WE NEED EVERY POSSIBLE POSITIVE THOUGHT, HOPE, AND PRAYER SENT OUR WAY A.S.A.P. AND KEEP THEM COMING, THANKS
Thank you Cheryl for posting Shawn's news. I appreciate your worries greatly.
ReplyDeleteNatasha, Polina's mom