My wife and I left Prentice Women's hospital around 2:00 this afternoon after a successful round of Cytoxan, Mesna, and lots of Lasix. The admission went very well from the moment we arrived yesterday at 7:30 AM for pre-admission labs to admission through treatment and discharge. I can't say enough about the professionalism, commitment and quality of the physician and nursing staff at Prentice Women's Hospital.
We were assigned a private room on the 16th floor overlooking the lake. The room was well appointed with a recliner, couch which turns into a bed, large flat screen TV with good cable service and a few movie channels. My bed was ok although the mattress inflated and deflated every 15 minutes to avoid bed sores for long term stays. The food service was actually not bad. Of course not everyone is as lucky as I am to have a private nurse like my wife below :)))
The treatment process was thoroughly explained and executed beginning with an examination. My IV line was quickly set and the pre-chemo drugs to prevent nausea started flowing. The nurses only had 4 patients each on the Oncology ward so they were very attentive and thorough. My wife slept on the pullout bed in the room and she was great support the whole way. We actually got a few good hours of sleep. We had a few IV machine alarms between 12-1 but after that we slept through to 5:00 for the morning blood draw and then we stayed up and were treated to a beautiful sunrise over the lake.
Today I'm a little fatigued with headache but no nausea, vomiting etc. My only complaint is incessant hiccups. Amy Morgan Dr. Burt's amazingly knowledgeable Nurse Practitioner said this symptom is rare but she's seen it before. I had it once before after the 3rd day of an IV steroid treatment. Dr. Burt came to the room in the morning to see how the treatment was tolerated and for a brief conversation. Before we were discharged Amy brought the discharge report with clear instructions for the next week and a half and sat with us for quite awhile discussing the next steps. She was there for as long as we wanted her to be.
We're now back in our apartment getting ready to eat more delicious stuffed pizza from Giordano's. Tomorrow we will venture out again to see more of this beautiful city.
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