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Husband mean after 1st infusion

Caregiver--Seeking Guidance

He had his first infusion of oxaliplatin today. He iced hands and feet the whole time (We changed the inserts once). He was having ice/water a few times then stopped and kind of dozed etc. When they unhooked him at infusion end he complained of that arm feeling like he was wearing a "rough sweater". I think it was mainly that he held him arm stiff as a board for about 5 hrs, not bending it etc. They gave him a warming pack and we sat for awhile and eventually left for home.

He was complaining about his arm and just not handling it well. He doesn't do health stuff well. I got panicked thinking he will not finish the 4 treatments and it just went south from there. It culminated with him telling me he quit drinking the ice water bc I "wouldn't get off my ass" to help him.

That's so not true. I did everything I could and that he asked me to today and that just broke me.

I'm so worried he will say he won't do it anymore.

Posted Jan 30, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC

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