He Made It

Wow, Dave made it through the 8 sessions of total body irradiation without having to be admitted to the hospital! What a relief that is. We did have to get a taxi at midnight last night and go to the Univ. of Washington Hospital because Dave developed a fever of 101.1. We were instructed that any fever over 100.9 he needed to be seen. Everything checked out okay and they feel the fever was a result of parotiditis (swelling of the parotid glands in the neck). This is a common side-effect to the drug parafermin. We were relieved that he didn't have an infection. We got home about 1:30 a.m., hooked him back up to fluids, and got up at 6 to go back to the hospital for his TBI. Needless to say after a full day, we are pretty tired, but doing good. Dave was sick again this morning after his first TBI, but doing better this afternoon. He was actually hungry this evening so I fixed him a steak and corn on the cob! He couldn't eat all of it, but he ate a lot, which made me feel better. He's now in bed watching some t.v. and getting psyched up for his chemotherapy tomorrow. Thanks for those prayers, I know they are working!