day 2 of chemo...

...so far so good.

getting more and more tired but the stomach is still holding. he has had some waves of nausea but nothing that he can't handle. we hope to bring him home sometime saturday night or early sunday morning.

he is on a bit more pain medication than he would like...his central line has been giving him some grief. there was so much scar tissue from the last line that they had to go quite a bit higher on his neck and it is a really tender area. they said it should calm down in a couple of weeks. yuk.

after he gets home the fun begins...we will have daily trips to the outpatient unit for transfusion support. the chemo will mess with his blood cells and platelets. he will more than likely need to get blood and platelets transfused. they will also daily monitor his blood work for other issues. they will watch his potassium and his magnesium and his liver enzymes. they will keep a close eye out for infections because his immune system will be weakened. in about 14 days he will lose his hair. and just about the time he starts to feel a little more human they will tell him he has to go in and do it all over again.

please keep praying. the first time we didn't know what was going on. the second time we were discouraged but thought maybe it was just a fluke. this third time is hard to describe. we are all just frustrated with the whole thing...we are tired. we don't want to play this game anymore.

keep praying.

thanks for checking in.

(tim and) tammy