THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, 2019
Chris has been taking his extended release Oxycontin and immediate release Oxycodone regularly to manage his abdominal pain. He began Revlimid on Saturday night, and the combo of the oxys, Revlimid, and radiation therapy seem to be managing his pain.
Yesterday (Wednesday) evening, Chris and I were watching a show when he began feeling nausea. He had a bout of vomiting, which was followed by an abrupt spell of confusion and aphasia. This confusion began around 10 pm, and continued for 30 minutes. I decided to call the phone number for the triage nurse at Froedtert Hospital just to make sure that what Chris was experiencing was a side-effect of the drug and not the result of a TIA. (Blood clot is a side effect of Revlimid, which is why I was concerned.) The triage nurse finally got back to us around 11:30 pm, stating that the on-call physician thought the confusion was a side effect of the oxy.
At that time, however, Chris was feeling extremely uncomfortable and uneasy that the confusion was getting worse and not resolving. He felt like his mind was just a "blank slate" and like something was just off. He determined that he wanted to go into the ER. So Stellan, Chris and I went in.
Once in the ER, labs were drawn and a head CT was ordered. It was in the ER that Chris's confusion began resolving. By 2:30 am, Chris felt back to normal and he wanted to go home. The attending ER physician convinced him to be admitted and get the head CT.
The head CT and Chris's labs were all normal, as were all of the neurological assessments that were performed on Chris. At this point, the hospitalist on the floor thought Chris could be discharged, and his confusion was likely a transient event caused by the Oxy. He continued to get radiation therapy today and will get his last dose or radiation tomorrow.
He is back home now and planning on catching up on sleep, after a Packer win of course.
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Chris has been taking his extended release Oxycontin and immediate release Oxycodone regularly to manage his abdominal pain. He began Revlimid on Saturday night, and the combo of the oxys, Revlimid, and radiation therapy seem to be managing his pain.
Yesterday (Wednesday) evening, Chris and I were watching a show when he began feeling nausea. He had a bout of vomiting, which was followed by an abrupt spell of confusion and aphasia. This confusion began around 10 pm, and continued for 30 minutes. I decided to call the phone number for the triage nurse at Froedtert Hospital just to make sure that what Chris was experiencing was a side-effect of the drug and not the result of a TIA. (Blood clot is a side effect of Revlimid, which is why I was concerned.) The triage nurse finally got back to us around 11:30 pm, stating that the on-call physician thought the confusion was a side effect of the oxy.
At that time, however, Chris was feeling extremely uncomfortable and uneasy that the confusion was getting worse and not resolving. He felt like his mind was just a "blank slate" and like something was just off. He determined that he wanted to go into the ER. So Stellan, Chris and I went in.
Once in the ER, labs were drawn and a head CT was ordered. It was in the ER that Chris's confusion began resolving. By 2:30 am, Chris felt back to normal and he wanted to go home. The attending ER physician convinced him to be admitted and get the head CT.
The head CT and Chris's labs were all normal, as were all of the neurological assessments that were performed on Chris. At this point, the hospitalist on the floor thought Chris could be discharged, and his confusion was likely a transient event caused by the Oxy. He continued to get radiation therapy today and will get his last dose or radiation tomorrow.
He is back home now and planning on catching up on sleep, after a Packer win of course.
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