Pretty unventful day, which we hope will continue for a while. Greg is starting to feel some effects of the chemo in his mouth, throat & esophagus. He has his "magic mouthwash" which containes lidocaine & Maalox, among other things, which helps. He can swallow it, which is good when his throat etc. is involved. This is all to be expected.
The no sleeping rules are in full effect. Last night he got 2 units of whole blood (2 1/2 hours each), 2 doses of chemo (1 hour each), phosphorous (6 hours) & antibiotics (1 hour each). When each dose is finished, the IV pump starts beeping. Listen closely. Its so loud I'm sure you can hear it from wherever you are. Our nurse had a busy night, so sometimes it took a while for her to come by and turn the damn thing off. But it all beats the alternative!
Thanks for the comments. Kim gets a special shout out for the vampire jokes. Speaking of which, Dr. DiPersio came by last night. Loyal readers will remember we only see him at night, and he works in BLOOD cancers. Hmmmmm.
Other than that, I've spent the day trying to get over the fact that Obama didn't give me the nod for the Supreme Court. Oh, well, he must have known I'm a little busy right now. Better luck next time.
Keep up those prayers. So far they seem to be working!
Love,
Us
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Great to hear you are relatively boring. Keep it up, get through this, get better and go home.
We'll be praying for some rest for you guys~I'm asuming it's as busy during the day?
Now, Google said to catch a vampire, you need a mirror~do you have one? if not, I'll send one full size and you can hang it in the room. That way you can figure out who doesn't have a reflection. Once done, I'll send tree branches and garlic (knowing how much Greg loves the stuff and our family has some in excess). We'll move onto the next step then.....
Hugs, prayers and hang in there!
Us
~will you PLEASE send down a ruling on the scrabble words? I need to start writing them down!
...probably why you didn't get the court nod..... can't make a decision.....
You are right. Obama should go to Bama to find a Hungarian princess to be the real Supreme! Uneventful is a good thing. I imagine Barnes-Jewish at night is similar to the Night at the Museum. Watch out for that picture of Obama! Listen carefully… the IV beeping sound is in fact a type of Morse Code. It transmits a message saying “nurse, nurse, turn the damn thing off or do something!"
OK, its 8:25, the sun just went down, & DiPersio walks in. I'm just sayin'.......
DID HE HAVE A REFLECTION?!?!?!?!?!?
Garlic on the way!
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