Getting used to it....

Dad had his second and full round of chemo today and it has caused a slight detour.

He's back in the hospital.

Now....before you get too upset, it is probably short term and nothing to worry about. After he finished receiving chemo and was headed out the door, he developed a severe chill and a bout of shivering. The doctor wasn't exactly sure what it was, but since they are being very careful with him and wanted to make sure he didn't have an infection, they admitted him to the hospital. They were debating whether to send him, but at the end of the day, better safe than sorry. He also has a cold that he contracted while we were there. Being around that many people in the winter time is bound to have implications and it seems he wasn't the only one to get the cold. Tim and my mother also have it. 

The "B" drug in his ABVD treatment is known to give patients a fever and could possibly be the culprit. He didn't get this drug in the first round, so it might simply be that. He was running a temperature while he was there already.

Anyhow....my family is now home safe and sound in Tampa, and already enjoying the 75 degree weather and our own beds. We hope everyone had a great Christmas or Holiday time and let's all hope 2009 provides better health for not only my dad, but anyone afflicted with such difficult problems.

Love, Jon