Friday's injection went more or less the same as the previous two injections had. The fever and headaches are constant and last for about a day and a half. Karen suspects the neckaches are related to the headaches. And she thinks by sleeping so much, things might not be draining like they usually do when her allergies act up, which might be causing the headaches. By Saturday night everything had cleared up. I'm glad the headaches and fever aren't lasting longer each time. I think it just seemed like it was because the previous shot was several hours later in the morning than the first.
what Karen's been describing as joint and muscle pain, doesn't seem to be improving between injections. She says it's hard to describe and isn't actually sure if it's muscles or joints or bones, or what. She says it's just a pain inside. It also mostly affects her limbs, and does seem to be triggered by airflow. I noticed when the AC was on she was moaning from the pain and then when it turned off it started to get better, only to worsen when it turned on again. I thought maybe it was cold sensitivity like she had with the oxaliplatin had done during her first round of chemo, but she says it seems different. She does agree it's somehow tied to air flow, but probably not the temperature.
Karen didn't take the Zofran (ondansetron) for nausea preemptively this time around, but when she started to get a little nauseous she took it and everything was fine. So the olanzapine the night before with the Zofran the day of seems to be just the right amount of enough antiemetic to prevent the overpowering nausea she experienced the first time around. So at least we have that figured out. She also thinks a decongestant might have helped with the headache and neckache she experiences, but she took it near the end of the side effects so we'll try it sooner next time to see if it is indeed helping.
