Things are getting better

Joe was so sick that he had IV's daily last week.  The Dr. also changed up (added) doses of medications to help with the situation.  It all worked well and Joe had a fairly good weekend.  He definitely feels better than he did, but is still having issues.  He has spells of dizziness and nausea and has constant numbness in his hands and feet.  His bowels are still out of control, but less often than they were.  Sometimes Joe is hungry and can eat just about anything and then he'll go for hours just feeling sick and can't eat.  We can't figure out if something specific triggers the issues or if it's simply the effects of the last chemo treatment.  Regardless, he is very happy that he has periods of "normalcy" and isn't constantly sick.  In fact, he was so excited to eat and feel OK, that we drove up to Flagstaff to see Shelli and then to Prescott to see my parents.  It was really fun to get Joe out of the house for a couple of days. 

Joe will have more tests this week to monitor his hydration, blood count, vitamin levels and tumor count (blood test that is a small indicator of cancer growing).  He'll meet with the Dr. on Tuesday for the results and any adjustments that may need to be made.  Since he can't have chemo, he'll just be in a maintenance mode for awhile.  Once the bowels start working (could be 6 mos - 1 year), then they will talk about chemo again.  Both doctors still want the MRI and other tests done in December to try and see what is going on and if the cancer is spreading.  We're hoping and praying for a Very Merry Christmas!

XOXO
Sherrie