Well, he has taken two doses of IL-2 and "just" has 12 to go. He has done quite well so far. He had some nausea shortly after the first dose, which was eased quickly with an anti-nausea med. I believe that he has some flushing--another side effect.
His attending physician and underlings have just been in. They are pleased with his progress so far...but...they do say that the side effects build with each dose. After I just typed that last sentence, he asked me to cover him as he was getting cold--he had been sitting up on the side of the bed since the doctors had left--so we both just thought that it was just from the "cool" air that seems to be blowing through the room. But shortly after that he started shaking rather strongly--another of the IL-2 side effects. We called a nurse, but by the time she got here (she took a bit longer than usual), the "shakes" were under control and Woody was resting again. There are meds to help control the "shakes" too--but he didn't take any this time.
His breakfast has arrived. Earlier he said that he was hungry and ready for breakfast--but, when it got here, he was still trying to get warm and wasn't much interested in moving in order to eat!
And...there you have...the first update after the start of Woody's Interleukin 2 treatments.
As an aside--here at Vandy it seems that I can receive email, but can't send--so I'll be communicating through the blog.
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