What a Difference a Day Makes

Today is the third and last day of the first round of chemo. Unfortunately it did not go as well as last night. Adam became nauseous around 1:00 and began to get sick. They gave him the anti-nausea medication, however it put him out. He slept from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. He did sleep through his entire chemo regimen though and did not get sick, as he was asleep

When he did awake, he was still somewhat nauseous and was unable to eat anything. Finally he had to take another type of anti-nausea medicine which made him feel better and he was able to eat. Then it was time to take his prednisone, which is what caused the nausea earlier. He took each pill then chased it with ice cold Mt. Dew and then a tic tac. This worked! However when I left at around 11:00 he was complaining of nausea again. Let's hope he makes it through the night. Because if not, the Dr. said he would not be going home tomorrow if that was the case.

The steriods are already starting to make him swell a little, and he is also getting a ton of fluids being pumped into him, so his face is beginning to fill out. Also there was some hair on his pillow tonight, which means he will probably lose his hair. He didn't seem too upset about it though, he just said he may as well get out the razor and shave it off.

Hopefully he will make it thorugh the night without any other complications and will be on his way home tomorrow evening. The first journey of his battle is almost completed. Now we have about 12 months of treatment still ahead of us.