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.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Ok Marcus' 5th dose at 6:30 pm yesterday was chills/rigors free until about 10:30pm then a few came on-not bad but some.  His 6th dose didn't come until 3:30am not sure of the hold up-anyways he was good until 6am-chills/rigors and this time some vomiting-not much-he doesn't have anything on his stomach-only ate a few bites of supper last night-but he just feels horrible.  The swelling is starting to occur-mainly in his face-ears, eyes, lips-normal with IL-2 so we expected this.  Nurses let me stay until 6:30am (I normally have to leave ICU from 6-8 every morning and evening for shift change) but they let me stay until meds had time to work and he was resting.  It hurts my heart to see him have to go through this-I love him so much and don't like to see him suffer.  I told him again his morning-when he feels he has had enough, tell them and I will take him home-but he says he wants to keep going as long as he can- his goal is to take all 14 doses (I think it is 14) but if he can't I just pray that God picks up where the IL-2 stops.  Keep praying-love u all.

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