Yesterday was Don's birthday and the last chemo treatment. The nurses at the radiation place were all ready for him with a card and they sang happy birthday to him. The nurses also were all ready with a card and they sang to him with tamborines and one of the nurses did the Marilyn Monroe edition. Very funny. Don had a good time with it.
Despite the festivities he went through chemo yesterday and seems a bit more coherent this morning than he did that first time. But the exhaustion of it all is catching up with him big time. They are all telling him that sleep is the best thing so his energy can be focused on healing. My guess is he will sleep for most of the week which is good.
So that milestone is over except for this week and probably next's discomfort. We see the radiation doctor on Thursday and that might be the last time we see him also. We saw the chemo oncologist on Monday and that is the last time we will see her also. So the field is narrowing down quickly.
The symptoms are getting somewhat worse from the cumulative affect of the medications. He is starting to have trouble swallowing and his throat is sore. and I imagine that will continue for a bit. I think everything keeps working for a few weeks after treatment, particularly the radiation. So we are in for more discomfort before this is over, I think.
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