The first week of Chemo thus far has a been a mix of a lot of different things, the first day Jarod was normal except he was a little yellow and he couldn't get to sleep until 2:00 am. Day 2 he woke upflushed but still felt pretty good but got 2 different rounds of hic-cups the first lasted an hour the and over 8 hours the 2nd time. He was also so wired when he got home on Tuesday that Jarod cleaned our the entire garage, re-routed the outlet for our freezer in the garage, took Georgia on a 1 mile walk and still couldn't fall asleep until after 2:00 am.
Wednesday day 3 he woke up with some nausea but the doctor and nurses were able to get it under control while he was at chemo but by the time we came home he felt like he had been hit by a truck, his whole body was uncomfortable and he just didn't feel well. He couldn't sleep at all Wednesday night because he was so nauseous and early Thursday morning the vomiting started.
We made it the oncologist this morning with out any problems and they hooked him up to his fluids. Dr. Filip has given him 2 additional anti-nausea meds today that will hopefully help but everyone keeps saying the end of the week you just feel crummy from all this chemo and they can help it but not stop it entirely.
Over all I think Jarod is handling the first round pretty well, physically and emotionally. We were able to go to dinner Monday night with some of our friends Jon and Erin, Tuesday Marcy came up to be with him, Wednesday night Adam from our Church came by for a little over an hour to visit and today Marcy came back up to spend the day with him.
We are trying to walk Georgia together 1 mile every night or as long as he is feeling OK. The weather has just changed into spring and the days are beautiful! I really think that for both us being outside in the sun and walking does help both of us for emotional and physical reasons.
Hopefully the drugs will help him get some sleep tonight the first week of chemo is almost over, day 4...80 days to go!
3 years ago
Dear Jarod, Sorry to hear that the past few days have been unpleasant, I'm thankful you were able to get your meds. for nausea and I pray that you did get some relief. I'm glad that you Lindsy and Georgia are able to get out and enjoy a walk. Lindsy, thanks for taking such good care of Jarod and for keeping us updated. I pray that yo will gets some well deserved rest tonight and that tomorrow's chemo goes well. I hope the 2 of you ave a wonderful Easter weekend and can get out and enjoy the beautiful weather. Take care,
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Debra M. Thornberry
We are thinking about you Jared! We love you, We wish there was something we could do. Hang in there :o) Love ya Aunt Tami
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