Hi Everyone - Thanks so much for the good advice and the encouragement. We don't eat much meat, but we're tying to eliminate it with veggie soups and tofu (he hates tofu:)). Cindy - I'm not sure if your docs and ours are using the same scale. For us, his creatinine needs to be below 1.6 in order to continue with his Alimta (but above 1.27 is considered high). It was high last cycle, but with IV hydration it got below 1.6 so he could have an infusion in early June. Now, though, it's spiked up to 2.6, and has come down with hydration to 2.1. He's going to continue with IV hydration this week, and we're seeing our oncologist next week. They did ultra sound of his kidneys and bladder and a urinalysis and that was all normal. I know that people have taken a break from Alimta, which is scary, but that may be the best choice. He was on carboplatin/alimta for four cycles and now has been on Alimta every four weeks since January with no progression. How long was your treatment break?
Hi Vivian - Yes, he took that Dexamethasone the day before his last infusion, but we've stopped the Decadron after. He had a lot more nausea, though, this time.
Thanks, Tom, for the good advice. It sounds like a nephrologist is our next step.
Thanks everyone for all the encouragement :)) It means a lot.
Carol