end of day report

Dad got along fine with the chemo today. We didn't get out of there until after 5:00 so it was a bit of a long day. We were the last ones to leave! Dad ended up doing quite a bit of work on his computer during the afternoon so that helped pass time. His doctor came in to visit just before the last drip was done and told him to drink lots and lots of water as one of the chemicals is really hard on kidneys. We already had been told about that, but it was good to hear it from his doctor for reinforcement. Leo had already done a really good job of drinking 60 ounces of water throughout the day...along with 5 bags of fluids...so his teeth were floating today! He has to keep a watch for any blood in his urine, but no sign so far!

He came home and ate a good dinner...home made pizzas and continued to drink more water, broth, and a glass of milk to further the fluid intake. He's gone to bed now...a bit tired, but that's to be expected. He has that contraption with the needle in it hooked on his port for the 3 days of treatment so he wore a tshirt to bed and hopefully won't roll on his stomach during the night.

He has to be there at 8:00 tomorrow morning, but unlike today where he got 4 different chemicals, tomorrow he will only get 2 (plus the saline solution that runs concurrently with the chemo and some other small bags of preliminary stuff...anti-nausea). He doesn't get benadryl tomorrow so won't be quite as sleepy. One of the 2 bags he gets tomorrow lasts 1 1/2 hours and the other 1/2 hour...so we should be out of there by around noon I would think. Also, one of those bags is the one that's hard on the kidneys...so he will be drinking a lot more water tomorrow, too.

I guess that's it for now. I'll post more tomorrow from the oncologist's.