The chemo drug Vinblastine can cause constipation. Well, Brian has suffered with that on and off the last week and a half. His stomach got so bloated that he looked like a starved orphan in a third world country. We've been giving him Miralax and straight apple juice and he was going potty but this morning he was doubled over in pain and sweating. He kept complaining and crying so we took him to the hospital. He got some X rays and an Ultrasound done which revealed that Brian had an insane amount of gas in his abdomen. He is constipated and backed up. Every time he breaths he is taking in more air and it's just not coming out. I will try to post the X-ray picture. It was kinda cool. Of course it wasn't cool for Brian because he could feel the balloon ball of gas in there! We are still giving him LOTS of Miralax trying to work the stuff out of his system.
The gray area on the right that is kinda shaped like a potatoe is a big ball of gas!
I'm so, so sorry for poor little Brian and all these side effects. We continue to pray for all of you. Would love to provide pizzas for your dinner so e-mail me at karenwitter@cox.net and tell me what night and what time works best for you. Love to all,
ReplyDeleteCarrie...could you use a complimentary cup of coffee? I would love to meet up with you any night at your convenience. Love you friend.
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