1 down...

I keep forgetting to ask how many more to go. I know this is a pretty uneventful post, but I think I will trade 1000 uneventful ones for the types of information we've had lately.

Apparently everything went fine giving him his treatment. My mom said she thinks he slept through the whole thing. I guess if you have to have toxic chemicals pumped into you that would be the way to do it. They have to go back "into town" for more blood tests and some medicine to help maintain his white blood cell count tommorrow. One of the drawbacks of living in Orion is that every doctor visit is a mini-ordeal.

My mom is gonna read this and think I'm crazy, but I think she's feeling a little better and sounds better on the phone. 

That's it for now. Catch everyone later.

Jon

Let the drugs begin...

and so it starts....Funny, but it struck me last night that today's treatment is the first time he is being treated for his actual disease rather than all the symptoms. I think right now dad is getting tests and anti-nausea medication out of the way in preparation for about 3 hours of chem treatment. Sounds like he is doing well and everything is going according to plan.

I ran across another blog while I was trying to figure out all the drug acronyms and side affects and figured it would be good to post here. This girl has written a good account of what his chemo treatment is all about, the drugs, side affects, real life stuff. She writes about it from a patients perspective and its quick and easy to "get it". Anyhow...if you get a chance and are interested it's good information.  Running from Hodgkin's

Dad should be home later today. It's icy and bad weather in the Quad Cities, so he's got that to look forward to. More updates soon.  Jon