The weekend

Yesterday started off pretty well but by mid day Don was having cramping in his abdomen.  We thought it was a bathroom issue (or lack of) but we decided to call the on duty nurse at kaiser.  They said it wasn't an emergency but we should go to the emergency room in case they wanted to do any testing or anything.  So off we went.

They are pretty attentive when you get to emergency and you say cancer and chemo.  They jump right up and get you inside away from the sick people.  Especially with the flu going around. So anyway the upshot was they took blood, did an xray and ct scan and said that he wasn't stopped up but had a mild lower intestine inflammation.  Not too sure how that happens but it has to do with bacteria.  anyway they sent us home with two types of antibiotics.  We ended up being there for 5 hours.  I think it's a good thing we went because we don't want any infections in the next 6 weeks.

Today I think he is still suffering from the effects of the chemo not to mention the new medication.  He's really tired and I've had to pry him out of prone position just to get the blood moving a bit.  He's hoping to be improved by tomorrow enough to at least put in a part day at the office.  Lucky it's nice and close so we don't have to do a commute as well.

Tomorrow its back to the routine, radiation every morning at 9:15 for about 10 minutes.  At least no chemo for a few weeks.  that should let him catch his breath a bit before the next bout.