The Day After
Well, I must say that I am surprised. I expected to get several comments about my stooping to an all new level of geekiness when I was blogging from the chemo chair. 
I am pleased to say that I seem to be dealing better with this latest round of chemo. I was a little nauseous yesterday afternoon and evening, but generally seem fine today. I’ve had a bit of fatigue today (I ran out of gas around 3p), but all in all, I seem to be doing pretty well with the chemo.
Dr. Kauh was willing to consider that the pain in my abdomen might have to do with scar tissue adhesions, but he said that adhesions didn’t explain the rash (which is smaller than it was last week) on my tummy. He wants me to continue with the antibiotic for an additional 5 days to make sure that we get rid of whatever is causing the rash.
The pain in my abdomen is generally tolerable. While I am still taking the slow-release morphine, I have cut back substantially on the oxycodone. I don’t seem to be walking around as carefully as I had been and I am able to lay down without being in extraordinary pain. The pain is worst when I am laying down, though and moving while laying down is still challenging. The pain continues to wake me up at night, so I am still taking the oxy in the evenings, but as I said, I’m taking much less than I had been. Perhaps I’ll be able to do without them completely next week.
Thanks for your thoughts and well wishes.
Merle