Some sort of update...

Hi. Um, it's actually me this time. Many thanks to my mom for updating - she's done a good job of reporting what we knew.

So the basic points are that yesterday morning, Jaime woke up with a horrible headache and got sick shortly afterwards. Things got worse, his left hand went numb, the left side of his face went numb, he started slurring his speech and responding very slowly to questions. We called 911 after the numbness started and once it was clear he couldn't walk to make it to the car. He started becoming more coherent by the time the ambulance showed up, and was pretty good when we arrived at the hospital. They gave him a painkiller for his head there, and he had a seizure. After that, everything's gone fairly well. He still has headaches and double vision, but he hasn't seized or gone stroke-like again, thank goodness.

Dr. Prissypants Fuckhead (the oncologist from Jaime's center who was on call and who I am pissed at right now) was convinced it couldn't possibly be a clot (even though Jaime has a history of clotting quickly, damnit! Just consider it!) that caused the initial symptoms and that instead it might be that the lymphoma has spread into his brain. Dr. Lunin, Jaime's normal oncologist, being a logical and decidedly awesome dude, disagrees. Given that Jaime's been getting strong prophylactic chemo intrathecally, that his CT scan in the ER came back clear, and that the numbness went away on its own, he doubts this is due to the lymphoma. He does still think Jaime should get a spinal tap to check the fluid for not just malignancy, but also for infections and the like. It could be that. It could also be that the Depocyt irritated everything and could have triggered the numbness as a pre-seizure sensation and the seizure itself. Jaime and I both think the Depocyt explanation is the most likely, but we're not oncologists, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the tests show. He was transferred to Moffitt, and we're getting settled in just now.

Now that we're here, I'll probably be online a lot. This may seem counter-intuitive, but think about it this way - when Jaime's on his pain pills, he spends most of his time sleeping. I can't just sit here and watch him breath like I'm prone to do. It doesn't help him, and it's not good for me. So, instead I'll do my best to stay distracted. Fandom's good for that.

I am so goddamn tired. I just about nodded off in the medical transport on the way here. Chances are I'll get a second wind and end up being up all night though, so. If anyone wants to chat about fluffy stuff or whatever, I'm game. I could use some light happy.

Some sort of update...

Hi. Um, it's actually me this time. Many thanks to my mom for updating - she's done a good job of reporting what we knew.

So the basic points are that yesterday morning, Jaime woke up with a horrible headache and got sick shortly afterwards. Things got worse, his left hand went numb, the left side of his face went numb, he started slurring his speech and responding very slowly to questions. We called 911 after the numbness started and once it was clear he couldn't walk to make it to the car. He started becoming more coherent by the time the ambulance showed up, and was pretty good when we arrived at the hospital. They gave him a painkiller for his head there, and he had a seizure. After that, everything's gone fairly well. He still has headaches and double vision, but he hasn't seized or gone stroke-like again, thank goodness.

Dr. Prissypants Fuckhead (the oncologist from Jaime's center who was on call and who I am pissed at right now) was convinced it couldn't possibly be a clot (even though Jaime has a history of clotting quickly, damnit! Just consider it!) that caused the initial symptoms and that instead it might be that the lymphoma has spread into his brain. Dr. Lunin, Jaime's normal oncologist, being a logical and decidedly awesome dude, disagrees. Given that Jaime's been getting strong prophylactic chemo intrathecally, that his CT scan in the ER came back clear, and that the numbness went away on its own, he doubts this is due to the lymphoma. He does still think Jaime should get a spinal tap to check the fluid for not just malignancy, but also for infections and the like. It could be that. It could also be that the Depocyt irritated everything and could have triggered the numbness as a pre-seizure sensation and the seizure itself. Jaime and I both think the Depocyt explanation is the most likely, but we're not oncologists, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the tests show. He was transferred to Moffitt, and we're getting settled in just now.

Now that we're here, I'll probably be online a lot. This may seem counter-intuitive, but think about it this way - when Jaime's on his pain pills, he spends most of his time sleeping. I can't just sit here and watch him breath like I'm prone to do. It doesn't help him, and it's not good for me. So, instead I'll do my best to stay distracted. Fandom's good for that.

I am so goddamn tired. I just about nodded off in the medical transport on the way here. Chances are I'll get a second wind and end up being up all night though, so. If anyone wants to chat about fluffy stuff or whatever, I'm game. I could use some light happy.

The update of sleep deprivation that isn't much of an update at all!

I managed to sleep for four hours. Blah. At least I wasn't waking up constantly during it, I guess.

Jaime's doing alright. His head's still hurting him a fair amount, and the neurologist that checked him out said he appears to have a bit of palsy, as his right eye doesn't move as much as it should. They're going to give him an eyepatch as a temporary solution to the double vision. This, combined with the fact that his transfer patient MRSA swabs last night included one location they let him handle by himself in private, has led to me calling him First Mate Buttswab. It makes him laugh, at least. That's always something.

As you can probably guess, he's sleeping again right now. I'm attempting to write a bit of fic. Oh, and I added some userpics, including a couple I made while we were at Fawcett and internetless. Mostly, I think I just wanted to use this one. It's completely and utterly true, my friends. 100% true.

The update of sleep deprivation that isn't much of an update at all!

I managed to sleep for four hours. Blah. At least I wasn't waking up constantly during it, I guess.

Jaime's doing alright. His head's still hurting him a fair amount, and the neurologist that checked him out said he appears to have a bit of palsy, as his right eye doesn't move as much as it should. They're going to give him an eyepatch as a temporary solution to the double vision. This, combined with the fact that his transfer patient MRSA swabs last night included one location they let him handle by himself in private, has led to me calling him First Mate Buttswab. It makes him laugh, at least. That's always something.

As you can probably guess, he's sleeping again right now. I'm attempting to write a bit of fic. Oh, and I added some userpics, including a couple I made while we were at Fawcett and internetless. Mostly, I think I just wanted to use this one. It's completely and utterly true, my friends. 100% true.

Possible answers...

Jaime writes hilarious e-mails to his oncologist. I may ask him for permission at some point to post the one he's sending off now, or just encourage him to post it on his livejournal. It really is quite good. It's also good in that the information it contains could prove rather helpful to those trying to diagnose him at the moment. Yeah, yeah, we've become those fucks who think they know better than their doctors, but it's not like we could just sit here and twiddle our thumbs while they try not only to figure out what the symptoms mean, but also become completely clear on what all his symptoms are, right?

Jaime: *sends the e-mail* I think I'm right.
Me: I think you are too.

I really do. I think he nailed it.

P.S. I'm writing poooooorn. :D

Possible answers...

Jaime writes hilarious e-mails to his oncologist. I may ask him for permission at some point to post the one he's sending off now, or just encourage him to post it on his livejournal. It really is quite good. It's also good in that the information it contains could prove rather helpful to those trying to diagnose him at the moment. Yeah, yeah, we've become those fucks who think they know better than their doctors, but it's not like we could just sit here and twiddle our thumbs while they try not only to figure out what the symptoms mean, but also become completely clear on what all his symptoms are, right?

Jaime: *sends the e-mail* I think I'm right.
Me: I think you are too.

I really do. I think he nailed it.

P.S. I'm writing poooooorn. :D