Day two after treatment

So here we are coming to the close of day two after treatment and Andrew has spent the entire day in bed. The ill effects so far are constipation, a sore mouth, and double vision. Despite the latter he has eaten and seems to keep it down well. Tomorrow for Easter we are going to celebrate Scarlet's birthday with an Easter egg hunt, presents, and dinner afterwards at my moms. Andrew has said he probably won't make it to the party, but will most definitely come for dinner.

First day After treatment

The first full day is coming to a close now and Andrew made through with just a bit of fatigue, so far no nausea, yay!! *claps hands*. Serena, scarlet, and I went grocery shopping today and Andrew and Michael went out and about. Andrew says that he needs to keep himself busy to keep his mind busy as well as not letting his body slow down. I reassured him that he can't get ambition confused with actual fatigue. I will try to post again tomorrow night sometime after 7pm pst to let you guys know how day 2 went. The doctors and NP told us its very possible he won't feel the full effects until about 48 hours after treatment.

Post first treatment so far

We are home now, Andrew is sleeping as I write this this morning. He was very fatigued and pale looking by the time it was all over with yesterday. He ate two helpings of lasagna and bread last night for dinner, I think this is a good sign? Maybe loss of appetite won't be a symptom for him? I think it's to early to tell for sure though.

Pictures

I added some pictures to the post just previous to this.   You can see Andy last week (the kung foo move) and today getting hooked up for his first chemo.   I also include one from when he was in the hospital for the week and his friend all "masked" up in case Andy was contagious.  We thought it was funny.  Finally, two pictures of people Andy loves a lot (maybe the most... but I hope I fit in near the top of the list!), Laurie and Scarlet doing normal things a few weeks ago and checking out the Easter bunnies.   This is very real today, so I wanted to include some normal stuff too!   Thank you all who are helping --- it's a coast to coast effort with great people helping in the way they are able to.  It's been awesome to see this and I thank you.

First treatment

Serena, andrew and myself are at the hematology/oncology department at UCSF Andrews IV is now in and he is hooked up to a saline solution. Andrew is at his wits end as far as being stuck with needles but the nurses have said its going to be a big part of the process. Serena is coming up to humboldt for a couple of weeks to help out around the house and help Andrew get settled. I will update again as soon as treatment is done.

The time is set

Andrew finally has a date and time set for his first two chemo sessions, they are going to be at 9 am this Thursday and 9 am on Thursday the 19th. The nurse we met with today said that Andrew should be pumped full of enough steroids and anti nausea meds via IV that he shouldn't feel to sick until about Saturday, so we should get home just fine. Andrew hasn't been sleeping well or eating a whole lot lately but is hanging in there. His moods have been up and down but I think when we see the doctor he usually walks out feeling better than when he walked in. Michael was having a hard time in the beginning but he seems to me to be in better spirits than before and is trying to keep his chin up for Andrews sake. I have a couple of pictures that Andrew wanted me to post but I can't until I get home to my computer so keep an eye out.

Big week ahead

It looks like things are going to be moving in April! PET scan tomorrow. Also tomorrow is the formal admission to the study and the accompanying paperwork. Chemo is set for Thursday. We all pray the chemo kicks lymphoma &@) from day one. Second prayer is for Andy to tolerate the chemo reasonably well. We appreciate everyone's support for Andy, Scarlet and Laurie as well as Michael.