Day 2, Cycle 1

Woody has completed day 2, cycle 1 of his chemo drug study. He woke up around 4am, but didn't get up till 5. He took his nausea medicine, got ready for work and headed out the door by 5:30. He got to work around 6 and took his chemo pills (10). During the day he drank a lot of water trying to make up for yesterday's blood loss due to all the labs and also for not really drinking much yesterday due to being either at Vandy or on the road for so many hours. He walked at lunch. During the afternoon he got that bad smell/taste again...he said that it is really bad...but it didn't last too long thankfully. During the afternoon at work he got pretty tired (what we call a sinking spell). When he got home, he didn't feel like doing much except collapsing into his recliner. Friends brought us and Nathan's family a yummy supper. So we are feeling very well fed and lazy this evening!

Woody just tallied up how many pills he will take by bedtime and it came to at least 28 when you count in the chemo, nausea, and pain, etc. pills. He's hoping that just taking the pills doesn't make him feel nauseated! When he was in the hospital for his IL-2 treatments, he had a terrible time taking pills...but he was extremely nauseated at that time. So hopefully this time he doesn't feel nauseated due to the chemo...since he really has to get these down for the study to be accurate!