Copper's Chemo Visit -- 6/27/06

Copper had a Tuesday visit instead of Monday because his regular oncologyst is out of town and the Head of Oncology, Dr. Crow was not working yesterday. Because things are out of wack at the hospital, they are having me give Copper oral chemo this week rather than having an IV. So for the next 4 days, I will be giving him a Cytoxan pill. 30 minutes before I give him the Cytoxan, I am to give him a Lasix pill. This will make him urinate more frequently so that after he takes the Cytoxan, his bladder will wash the drug out of his system faster. If he does not do this, the drug could become toxic.

The Dr. Crow did give Copper a full exam today and did not find anything wrong with him. In fact, he said that Copper looks really good. He said that it is possible that the heat is just sapping his energy out of him. It is cooler today than it has been, and Copper has been more active than over the weekend, so perhaps he just had an off weekend.

Here are the costs for Copper's Chemo Visit on June 27th:

Recheck.........................................$59.00
QBC or CBC in Hospital........................$40.80
Regulatory Agency Compliance fee...........$ 4.23
Cytoxan (4 pills) (Chemo Drug)...............$56.46
Lasix (Furosemide).............................$16.90

Total: ..........................................$177.39

Grand Total: ................................$4188.58

Copper's next visit is Monday, July 10, 2006