marcus got his first shot of interferon at 4pm yesterday. he tried to see how he would react without taking any pre-meds-well about 7pm he started getting the chills, shakes, fever-so i gave him tylenol. he was still fighting a 101.4 fever at 10pm. he gets his next shot friday, so hopefully he will pre-med and not feel so bad. we go back to md anderson on monday, and he is going to talk to dr. lee about the shots-whether or not he really needs to continue them or not. i hate to see him suffer-he has suffered so much already! it is so hard to see him start the shots after he has been interferon free for over a week and doing so well. it just feels like we are going backwards instead of forward. melanoma sucks!
my name is Mindy Stanley Anderson and i began this blog to share updates of my life-as the wife of a melanoma warrior. my husband Marcus lost his battle April 1, 2010. i will continue to blog here in his honor, in hopes that i can help other families during their time of struggle. all glory goes to God-we would not be where we are without his help-with him we can do ANYTHING!
OUR FAMILY
LEARN THE ABCDEF'S OF MELANOMA!!! EARLY DETECTION IS THE KEY!
- ASYMMETRY: Does half of the mole look different from the other half?
- BORDER: Is the border of the mole irregular or ill defined?
- COLOR: Is the color uneven or has it changed over time?
- DIAMETER: Is the mole larger than a pencil eraser?
- ELEVATION: Has the surface of the mole changed? If it was smooth and flat before, is it now elevated ?
- FEELING: Has the sensation around the mole changed? Does it itch? Is it painful?
- PLEASE DO A SKIN EXAM EVERY MONTH AND WATCH FOR THESE SIGNS.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
never should have left home!!
marcus got his first shot of interferon at 4pm yesterday. he tried to see how he would react without taking any pre-meds-well about 7pm he started getting the chills, shakes, fever-so i gave him tylenol. he was still fighting a 101.4 fever at 10pm. he gets his next shot friday, so hopefully he will pre-med and not feel so bad. we go back to md anderson on monday, and he is going to talk to dr. lee about the shots-whether or not he really needs to continue them or not. i hate to see him suffer-he has suffered so much already! it is so hard to see him start the shots after he has been interferon free for over a week and doing so well. it just feels like we are going backwards instead of forward. melanoma sucks!
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We need to hear about how the shot went on Friday! Hopefully he went pre-med and it was better. I assume so if yall made a trip to the zoo! Can't wait to see those pictures.
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