I spoke with the oncology nurse earleir....Cat's Alk. Phos. (a liver enzyme level) is still coming down (which is what we want)..its now 174. Her K+ is down to 3 (needs to be 5) so she is having to add K+ supplement pills to her regime. While foods like bananas, leafy green veggies, and such have K+, its not enough to boost her blood levels. We will recheck the K+ in a week after the new pills start.
The GI Upset has subsided with Lomotil.....so this is good also...
A low K+ level can lead to cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) and even cardiac infarcts (heart attacks) so this is NOT a level we want to fool around with. So we have gotten on this right away, and it is important enough for me to post. Folks who sweat a lot, like in the summer, and don't replenish their bodily fluids lose vital electrolytes via the sweat (sodium,potassium, chlorides, etc) and sometimes they develop cardiac conditions due to the loss of K+ and Na+ (potassium and sodium).
Anyway, its all good....we have climbed and conquered another mountain....
So all know we do appreciate your being on this journey with us....the daily itinerary changes a lot...so we just go with the flow and we learn and we grow....one of the most incredible events to happen for us has been to meet some awesome people, whom we might not have met otherwise...so good things come for us...always....in abundance...as we have some wonderful new friends....bless you all....hugs....Chatter