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A Friday Afternoon Update

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Byron was really weak and tired this morning, to the point that he was significantly confused and irritable which is uncharacteristic for him.  I spoke with his doctors and they ran more blood work and did a head CT.  The results showed that his head CT was normal.  Yay!  But, his blood work indicated his kidney function was not great and equated to him being dehydrated.  This makes sense since he has not been eating or drinking very much.  We have some good news!  Byron ate both breakfast and lunch! It seems the appetite stimulants are working as his appetite is improving, The doctors suspect the medicine they are giving him to increase his appetite (steroids) are the cause of his ill temper and that the dehydration was causing his confusion.  I told the doctor we could live with him being irritable, as long as it results in him eating and drinking and gaining back his strength.  For now, the chemo treatment scheduled for next week has been postponed.   We will re-assess his condition at the first of the week.  In his current weakened state, he would not tolerate the chemo treatment very well and it would make him miserable.   

Prayer request: Having success with him eating nutritious food, drinking lots of fluids and getting good rest on the weekend. 

If you are new to the Blog and would like to read the whole story, start here: https://byronscorner.blogspot.com/2021/04/starting-at-beginning-this-is-sory-of.html

 

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