Mom's notes on visit with me during 7th cycle

We spoke mostly yesterday about the significance of the blood that was found in your urine yesterday morning. Dad had printed out more detailed material about Ifosfamide and urinary bleeding. Not long after I arrived, Dr. K. came in and said that she would be discharging you and that you would not be receiving the last dose of Ifosfamide. She also gave you a prescription for Ditropan to control the bladder spasms that you were experiencing. She said that you do not have a urinary tract infection, but the symptoms are from the Ifosfamide and that even though you had been receiving Mesna it does not prevent the bleeding 100%. We also spoke about the increase in fatigue, and N & V that you experienced with this cycle. I felt that it was probably due to the fact you were receiving a high dose Ifosfamide, as well as 3 days of Etoposide & radiation therapy. You had also decided that you did not like being unable to remember things and had been refusing some of the meds. to help control the N & V as you felt they caused the memory & concentration problems. You received your last R/T on Saturday. The rest of the time we spent getting you packed up to go home.

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