Yesterday was uneventful in the infusion room. I base that judgement call on whether the nurses were able to get the IV started first try and how well Gus tolerated the chemo. They always give him anti-nausea medicine through the IV before the actual chemo starts. That helps so much. We at least can get home with little or no nausea. Gus has one favorite young nurse that when she is working, she seems to be able to come up with a lunch that pleases him. He cannot tolerate sandwiches anymore. He also had a good book to read, so that helped the time go by fairly fast for him.
Gus even felt well enough to drive home from Bozeman. As soon as we got home, though, Gus stretched out in his recliner and slept. His evening was very low key. He has lost a couple more pounds and I expect his weight to once again become a problem. He just isn't eating very much. Gus did not have any issues with the evening chemo tablet last night which pleased us. We were concerned it would trigger the nausea again.
Today he hasn't felt good, but he forced himself to get up and go outside. Our weather right now is warm and beautiful. That alone can lift his spirits and brighten his day.
The doctor did tell us that he did not expect side effects to really start until Gus had been on the chemo for at least a week. That was disappointing.
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Dear Gus and Kathleen,
Just wanted you to know that your neighbors Dick and Doris are thinking about you! We're hoping the chemo takes good effect, and that you're able to enjoy this beautiful sunny Saturday.
Thanks, Brian, for setting up this website as a way we can keep up with Gus's Walk.
Doris
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