Chemo Today

Second chemo today. The Dr. cut out Atropine in his IV at the office and that helped cut down on his dizziness and wooziness which John appreciated. Atropine was supposed to help with nausea but it wasn't working out. He also told us to discontinue use of the Phenergan and Compazine for nausea and put him on Dexamethasone which seems to be working better. The $100 pill (Emend) has cut down on nausea about 25-30%. We were hoping for more but he is definitely better and perhaps when he takes the Emend tomorrow and Saturday he will notice a big difference.

He is a good sport about wearing the chemo pump for 48 hours - this gets hooked up by a home nurse after he leaves the oncologist's office - and he is always happy when she returns two days later to remove it.

So prayers for an easier time have been answered.

Audrey could use some prayerful encouragement. It's a bummer to be 19, bogged down with school work all summer and watching dad have a rough go of it
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