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Monday & Tuesday - November 26/27th

Hello all -

Today is Otto's 5th round of Chemo and 3rd round of radiation. After this we have 7 more days of radiation.

Last two nights were tough ones because of Otto's bronchitis recovery. His coughing fits can be intense and painful. While we saw some improvement Sunday night in his phlegm, he has been coughing up blood the last two nights along with nose bleeds triggered by intensity and duration of his coughing. Needless to say, we haven't gotten much sleep. The resident on last evening worked out a good plan to stem the bleeding and reduce the coughing with platelets, plasma, morphine, octreotide, and humidified air as well as sleeping position.

The cutis inside his mouth also started acting up Monday evening and bleeding. Somewhat of a unique and complicated bleed location to manage. Our wonderful nurse Lise-Ann came up with a solution of "Magic Mouthwash" and gauze wrapped around his head holding the gauze in place in his mouth so it wouldn't slip. However, her attempt to do this slid off his smooth dome. Dr. Otto steps up and comes up with the solution to wrap the gauze around his ears to anchor it in place - amazing! He grabs the gauze from Lise-Ann and just starts wrapping. Tomorrow, we start focused radiation on this spot.

Otto looked like a well fed vampire these past two days! LOL

Positive thoughts, prayers, good vibes coming from you all are much appreciated and needed.

With Love and Peace,
Mark, Leigh, Otto, Tess, Lulu

Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 27, 2018 at 4:03 PM

    Otto, your ingenuity at a difficult time is inspiring. Hang in there! There is so much love and support swirling around you and your family.

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  2. Kerri GriederNovember 28, 2018 at 6:13 AM

    Otto - you are so resourceful!! Keep up that positive attitude and stay strong!

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  3. Pamela GerlachNovember 29, 2018 at 12:59 PM

    Greetings to all!.....just a quick comment to let you know how much we miss all of you at UCC!! Hoping these temporary discomforts are quickly resolved and you are all able to sleep at home soon!

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