Update

Well, I'll start with the good news: Dad had blood work done yesterday and platelets more than doubled, white blood cells way up, hemoglobin and red blood cells up...so that's going well. The bad news is that I have come down with a nasty sinus/head cold/sore throat. This started on Sunday. I cannot imagine where I got this because we have been so careful about germs I would call it verging on paranoia. But I guess we have been hanging around hospitals and doctors offices and I'm sure that doesn't help much. Anyway, I isolated myself to the spare room upstairs and Dad and Sara were on their own.

I called my doctor first thing Monday morning to ask for some antibiotics to get this thing gone before it got worse. I explained the story of needing to keep Dad safe as we may be going up to Omaha next week. Luckily, they got me in to see the doctor and he said usually he wouldn't do this...but these were extreme circumstances (they really don't like to prescribe antibiotics anymore). I told him the only way I'd ask for antibiotics is in an extreme circumstance. So he put me on a broad spectrum antibiotic and gave me a shot of penicillin right in the gulu fedozo (for those of you who are not in the family, that means butt!).

So all was fine until last night and this morning when Dad got a sore throat and stuffy nose. He didn't sleep well...so he stayed home (very smart) from work today. I had him take his temp. today and luckily, no temperature. I called his doctor to see if he wanted to get Dad on antibiotics right away, but he said he didn't want to put him on any unless he was running a fever. Dad slept some during the day and just took it easy. By this evening, his sore throat was almost gone and he was feeling quite a bit better and is planning on going to work tomorrow if he has a good night's sleep.

Tomorrow Dad has a late morning appointment with the hearing doctor because he wanted to give Dad another hearing test and compare it to the one before the last round of chemo. Then on Friday he has some more blood work done. I'll keep you posted on these things.