Friday, July 6, 2018

Ninlaro (ixazomib) started

Doug took his first dose of the Ninlaro on July 4. What a way to celebrate! He has had some nausea - Zofran works well to combat that. Yesterday, July 5, he was very fatigued. We drove to Walmart, 30 minutes away. Doug said for me to go ahead and drive. He thought he would be able to walk around the store, but after ten minutes he gave up and went to sit in the car while I shopped. Luckily it wasn't too hot. We don't have any plans to go anywhere soon, so he can rest as he needs.

So far, so good. We won't know how Ninlaro impacts his blood counts for a couple of weeks. And we won't know if it will cause problems with nerve damage yet. When he was on Velcade, it took several months before the nerve damage became evident and he had to stop the drug.

Colorado is having wildfires - one, the Weston Pass fire - is about 20 miles from our town. We can see the smoke, and yesterday the smell was very strong. It is not a danger to us; we have mountains between the fire and us. Hwy 285, the road we take to Denver, has been closed for several days.
We are praying for protection for the firefighters, and for the people who have had to evacuate their homes.

We are blessed, and we try to take nothing for granted.

Love to all.

"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock."  Isaiah 26;3-4

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