Well, here we are on the downward slide of these treatments. Just finished round 4. Only 2 more to go. YEAH!!!
The week before we started this round, Jeff had a CT scan. The scan was from nose to knees. We got the results back when we saw the doctor on Monday. NO ABNORMAL LYMPH CELLS! Praise God! We were hoping for similar news and would have been crushed if not. So, for now, we continue and finish this group of drugs. Kind of like finishing all your antibiotics for bronchitis- you have to finish to get the whole desired effect. Blood results all came back fine too. Luckily this has not been a problem for Jeff at all. Jeff joked with the doctor and asked if he wasn't going to feel his neck this time. Doc just laughed and said there was no reason. He couldn't feel any thing at all the last time and the CT scan shows nothing there.
So, back out to the treatment room for things to get started. This time we have made it through with no effects. The benadryl didn't even seem to knock him out like it has in the past. Although he did sleep a lot this afternoon after we got home. I like the uneventful treatment cycles. I got to sit and work on some Christmas gifts this week. Now I'm trying to decide what next cycle will bring. It will probably be a good time to work on something for the band's Chinese auction in September. I just need to come up with a project...... I really don't know why I'm not taking advantage of the time where I can just sit and read and not get in trouble for it. :o)
Jeff's biggest complaint is that things don't taste right. Sometimes I have to wonder about the food in front of me. He is always asking "how does that taste?" or "Does that taste okay to you?" Usually things are fine. Just his taste not working right. The lady in the chair across from his yesterday said things didn't taste right for her the night before but that day things were tasting good so she was eating while she could enjoy it. It is kind of weird because things tasted okay for Jeff last night and today too. I'm sure it will be disappearing though. :-(
The news is kind of bland this time other than the CT results. But, that is the way I like it. No news means good treatment which in turn means no stress for me! And THAT is always a good thing!
