I've talked to Dad everyday, sometimes briefly, but here's the latest:
Liver is fine. Blood clot in his arm is getting better. He has the flu.
He got the port put in his chest a couple of days ago and they started chemo the same day. Tomorrow will be day 4 of chemo, then he should get a little break. The day the put the port in his chest, he was getting his slippers under the bed, stood up, and passed out. When he fell, he smacked his head pretty good and woke up on the floor of his room, a bit confused. He's fine, but he was really dizzy for a couple of days, partly due to being sick, and partly due to one of the drugs they're giving him, Vincristine.
He says the dizziness is getting better, but he's really, really tired. When I talk to him, he's sounding like he did last time, with the really deep voice, a little slurry, and lethargic. He doesn't talk long, and wants to go back to sleep. I'm hoping he starts to feel a little better soon, he sounds a tad miserable. :(
I might try to get a sitter for the kids this week so I can go see him for a day or two and talk to the nurses and doctors myself. I don't like feeling out of the loop, and with Becky back at work, we don't get to drill the nurses and doctors for answers, and we're not there to make sure he doesn't fall!!!
Jen
Liver is fine. Blood clot in his arm is getting better. He has the flu.
He got the port put in his chest a couple of days ago and they started chemo the same day. Tomorrow will be day 4 of chemo, then he should get a little break. The day the put the port in his chest, he was getting his slippers under the bed, stood up, and passed out. When he fell, he smacked his head pretty good and woke up on the floor of his room, a bit confused. He's fine, but he was really dizzy for a couple of days, partly due to being sick, and partly due to one of the drugs they're giving him, Vincristine.
He says the dizziness is getting better, but he's really, really tired. When I talk to him, he's sounding like he did last time, with the really deep voice, a little slurry, and lethargic. He doesn't talk long, and wants to go back to sleep. I'm hoping he starts to feel a little better soon, he sounds a tad miserable. :(
I might try to get a sitter for the kids this week so I can go see him for a day or two and talk to the nurses and doctors myself. I don't like feeling out of the loop, and with Becky back at work, we don't get to drill the nurses and doctors for answers, and we're not there to make sure he doesn't fall!!!
Jen
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