It has been a topsy-turvy week for Larry.
He is still really struggling with his appetite, to the point that some days he barely eats at all. And now he isn't drinking enough fluids, causing him to get dehydrated. We went into the E.R. on Saturday evening for a couple of bags of fluid and today into CCI for a bag of fluid.
The radiation really took a hard toll on him. Today was our last radiation treatment, YEAH!!!!!
Tomorrow morning, he goes into the hospital to have a "port" placed in his chest for chemo and blood work. The veins in his arms are just wrecked from all of the needle sticks. The port will make things much less painful for him. He starts new chemo in a couple of weeks, and the port can be used immediately.
The doctor has also given him a pain patch. It gives him consistent pain relief for 3 days and then the patch is changed. Consistency is the key, it is really rough on him when a pain medicine stops working and he has to wait for another one to kick in. It is very much a balancing act.
I guess I have gotten everything caught up for now!
Thanks for the love and support.
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