Today was a day of sleep and recuperation for Kerry. Though he was scheduled to have 3 more doses of Interluken 2, he did not receive any. His vital signs and labs were all fine, but the nurses felt he was just too wiped out to have any more. Apparently this is a common occurrence with Interluken 2. Rarely do patients get all 14 scheduled doses. Kerry had 11 of the 14 possible doses. (If a patient misses a dose, they don't make it up at the end.) Though this seems disappointing to me, they assure us that this just means the meds are working. And for those of you who want details, the itching is about stopped and his skin is red and starting to peel. So barring any new developments, he will go home tomorrow afternoon where he will only have a spouse and 2 teenagers to bother him instead of several nurses.
Maggie
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