Today was our long day, the one day of the week that John has both radiaion and chemo. Radiation is at 11AM; chemo at 12:30, with enough time in between to grab something to eat. Although this is low dose chemo and isn't as long as the one he did all summer, with all the paperwork, bloodwork, and IV meds required before, and then the 2 chemo drugs, it still takes about 4 hours. I know he's the one going through all this, but those hours spent sitting around a hospital are exhausting. By the time we got back to the Lodge, we had a snack, and then we both crashed for over an hour.
As he did with the last chemo, John has started developing a rash on his head and chest....a slight reaction to the drugs. So, as we did before, we've changed his shampoo/soap and started him on Zyrtec....worked the 1st time, I expect it will again.
Looking forward to Thanksgiving tomorrow. Although we can't be home with family, we're having a complete Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings here at the Lodge. Surprisingly, there are a lot of us who will be here....I think about 1/2 may have been able to go home for the long weekend.
Depending on how tired John is, we'll try to head home either tommorrow evening or Friday afternoon....need to check in on the business and get some fresh clothes, and then there's the fun of checking the mail and paying the bills!!! I'm especially looking forward to attending church on Sunday....I SO miss my church family.
So, here's wishing you all a wonderfully Blessed THANKSGIVING!!!
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