Thursday - #19

We are over the hump. Yesterday was the 4th weekly session of chemo (Kytril- anti-nausea and Carboplatin) and radiation session (fractal) #18. Things went smoothly, and the nurse there is really good. Dave is surprised at how little pain he has when she has to stick him for the IV. He grimaces every time she has to find a vein to put the needle in. This time it was his right forearm.
After finishing up with the medical stuff, we headed home and are in the process of getting bids to have a sprinkler system put in around the house. So as Dave was finishing up with the owner of the company I think we are going with, I started dinner - Bubba Burgers with cheese. Now of course David and I are in the dog house for having hamburgers for dinner, but I made an extra one and Dave actually sat down and ended up eating the whole burger with mustard (no bun) and had a small helping of beans. The taste wasn't great, but acceptable. After dinner, Dave had a touch of nausea, so we made sure that he took the anti-nausea pill before bed along with his Salagen.
After a night of tossing and turning, Dave woke up a little nauseated, took his pills again and then got up and headed to the Dodge dealer - 30,000 mile maintenance. He wound up sitting at the dealers for about three hours and had to make a direct trip to the Cancer Treatment Center for his radiation treatment. I ended up meeting him there with his meds and some jello. After his session, we went in and saw Dr. Amin (Dave's other radiation oncologist). He looked in Dave's mouth and noticed that he is getting a slight yeast infection, so he prescribed Nystatin (1tsp four times a day) and then Carafate to help his throat out as well (2tsp three times a day). Both are in liquid form, and must go down his throat. One highlight from talking with Dr. Amin, we might be reduced to 33 sessions vs. 35, but I'm not going to count on it yet.
This afternoon, Dave took it pretty easy while I finished the grout on the fireplace, and as the afternoon wore on he started complaining about more nausea, eventually getting to the point that he thought he was going to vomit. Luckily didn't vomit, but his thick saliva is tickling the back of his throat to the point that he is coughing hard to get it up.
Well things have settled down and it is time to turn in. Still taking it one day at a time - hopefully tomorrow will be better as we finish off week 4. Take care and thanks for the prayers and support.