Don't say I didn't warn you

I know many of you will find it hard to equate the name Quent with the word predictable, but dose 10 turned out to be every bit as hard as last time.

Quent's SATS fell and his heart rate soared to the extent that the nurses called the Nurse Practitioner, then the on call Doctor and then the Critical Care Nurse Consultant. They did an ECG and an x-ray but decided that he was, by then, stable enough to leave him where he was.

He is now asleep and snoring loudly.

Dr Adam explained that, although the ECG trace was fine, the X-ray showed a lot of fluid on the lungs - which leads to the shortness of breathe and racing heart. It's a result of capillary leak syndrome; a "not unexpected complication with IL-2". Once the blood pressure recovers, they will give him a drug to release the fluid. There will be no more IL-2 today and we will probably call it a day for this round. (Unless Quent and the Prof between them decide to have a day's rest and another couple of goes tomorrow). There are no expected long term effects of the fluid.

Quent listened to half the explanation about his lungs before falling back into his loud slumber. He did, however, manage to stay awake for all the chat about the Dr's recent climbing holiday in Greece. ;o)