Jeff is done with his last treatment dose. He has powered through the last three days like an absolute champion, despite feeling like garbage. It will take a few days before he feels better, and even longer before they let him leave the hospital, but every day past the chemo and IL-2 he should improve and his platelets will hopefully start to go back up. In the end, he skipped a dose last night, and the last dose today, for a total of 4 IL-2 infusions.
He’s had a fever most of the last three days and that was the decider tonight on the last dose. He’s maxed out how much Tylenol they can give him, and they won’t give him anything else because he’s at such high risk for another brain bleed at the moment. Other people on this treatment get other supportive medications for the fevers and side effects, but Jeff has had to just suffer through it because they won’t risk giving him anything else.
It’s really tough to watch it, and I know it has been awful to live it. I’m proud of how strong he has been. Here’s hoping it’s all up from here.
Love,
Arianna
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