Monday, September 22, 2008

Chemo removed

Today we went to the gastroenterologist's office to have him adjust Troy's feeding tube. He didn't sleep well last night because it was giving him a lot of discomfort because it was too tight. We also went to the oncologist's office to have his pump removed. Now one round of chemo is complete. Troy is very very tired and sick of the whole process already. He is trying to keep hydrated and fed like he is supposed to but he is having a hard time pushing his body to do the things he should. I can't understand the way he feels and my wanting to push him comes across as nagging. We need a full time nurse here to kick him into shape! Since that is not a reality, he will just have to put up with the nagging. Anyway, he's knocked out on Lunesta right now and will be seeing the oncologist tomorrow. He has some ringing in his ears from the Cisplatin that needs to be checked out. It's just another possible side effect of the medicine. I'm going to stay home with the kids tomorrow and Donna is going to drive him to his appointment tomorrow morning. Derek had a real hard time when we left this afternoon. It was enough to make us feel bad for the whole time. He forgot about it 5 minutes after we left. Isn't that always the way it goes?

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