Day 14, cycle 1

"Any more in there?"

This has been pretty laid-back start to a new week....guess that is how Sunday is supposed to be. We got up, went to Sunday School, both taught our classes, and then came home. It has been very quiet around our house for the last several days as we have not been able to get a TV signal. Digital TV is not progress in the technology world for us! Oh, well...we are probably better off without it. But it is a diversion for Woody....at least white noise for his "eye resting" times. Woody has read a good portion of the afternoon and evening...taking periods of "eye rest" while reading.

Woody has been in the drug study program for two weeks now. In my opinion this past week has been one of the best that he has had in a very long time. I don't know if it is because he hasn't taken any pain medication for quite a few days now...so has gotten the effects of that out of his system; or if the chemo drug is perhaps working so he is feeling better...or if it is just God's timing for him to feel better for a while...but whatever the reason it is good to see him seemingly feeling better. Now...his story about how he is feeling might be different than mine! His main "complaint" health-wise at the moment is that he has sinus drainage. He took one Benadryl capsule to help with his drainage a couple of days ago and hasn't taken another...so he really hasn't given Benadryl a chance to dry up his sinuses. But it is up to him to decide if it is enough of a problem that he needs to take a pill for it! I'm pretty sure that his plan is to take as few pills as possible prior to cycle 2 of the drug study which starts August 10th (and they may be adding a higher dosage to one of the drugs...which could mean more pills). At the moment he is only taking his daily blood pressure pill. Twenty-two pills a day during the first week of the drug study about did him in...looks like an aversion to pills has started once again!

Our Monday pattern of going to Vanderbilt is being broken this week and we will be going on Tueday. Dr. Sosman isn't going to be in the clinic tomorrow so Woody's appointment got moved. He has lab work scheduled a little before noon and an appointment with Dr. Sosman a little before 1pm on Tuesday. Can't help but wonder how long a day it will be!