Edema / Redness

K's legs have been swollen the past few days. The left one was red and hot, when coming out of dialysis on Monday. They've put her on IV antibiotics to fight whatever bacteria must be causing it. And she's using compression stockings, to deal more directly with the edema.

Take the good with the bad

K has been having such awful side effects (frequent nausea, vomiting, edema, etc. - generally feeling like she's dying) from the Gleevec, that she decided to stop it a few weeks ago. She said she would rather have the CML run its course (and kill her in 2-3 years), than try to live with those symptoms, along with all the others. I'm not sure if she'll be sticking to that philosophy, or if she'll be willing to try something else. Her Oncologist said he would ask Kaiser if they're willing to let him try some alternatives, both of which have seen good results in the short term, but don't have any long term data yet. In the meantime, she's starting to feel better instead of worse, and regaining some control. And her foot wounds are healing.