Busy Busy Busy

WOW.... it has been a really long time since I posted. I feel like I don't have time to think these days. Delbert just started his 5th treatment yesterday. We are finding that he has trouble sleeping the 2 days that the pump is on. When he finally gets the pump off, then he has 2-3 days of uncontrollable restroom issues. He only leaves the house a couple of time during a 2 week period. I do most of the running around. Between that and work, gym, and school, I am just beat most days. So far, with every treatment, he finds a new side effect. He has the first bite jaw pain and cold sensitivity so bad that he says it feels like he has a mouthful of 9-volt batteries. He has off and on paralysis on the left side of his right hand which makes it tough to use the mouse. He sometimes seems to drift away in his thoughts and seems tired more. In some cases, he seems to have trouble concentrating and in other cases, he can't seem to get something out of his head. He has some bouts of depression but only for a couple of days during the meds. This last treatment, at the chemo lab, he starting getting nauseated but was able to push through it. I am sure that he gets tired of me asking him if he is ok all the time... It's just a helpless feeling. He is trying to keep up on his treatment videos but I can say that the first couple of days, he isn't much up to talking.... those are the days that his mind seems to wander more.

On a personal note, I started hitting the gym mid December and go 6 days a week... most days at 6 am so that I can be back before work starts. So far, I have lost 15 lbs. I have also started back at school. Started with an Intro to Programming class. I figured it should be easy and can fill in some of the gaps in my programming education.

Well, I will try to do better at keeping up on this. Bye for now.

Treatment Number 3

Well, Delbert went in for his 3 treatment today. So far so good... He is 1/4 of the way done with his treatments and down to single digits with only 9 left after today. So far he isn't sick or having mouth pain like last time, but he also isn't trying ice cream anytime soon. I get a little worried that this may all be too much for him, but I do know that others have conquered this with a lot more side effects than he has had. At least the holidays were between treatments so we were able to enjoy them. We had a great Christmas dinner with the kids and a very quiet New Years. We didn't even stay up until midnight... guess we are getting old. I will let you know more tomorrow on how he is doing. If this holds par for the course, he won't be having such a great next few days.