Round III

We now have Chemo round II under our belt.  We actually met with Dr. Hoos today and not a someone else.  He was very informative.  Steve's numbers from his labs are good.  The plan is for him to finish Round IV (Aug. 19) and then do a CAT scan and see how he is progressing.  They were going to do it after round III, but since he is tolerating his treatments, they are going to wait one more round.  This scan will help them decide which direction to take his treatments.  In a perfect world, he would be completely done after 6.  This is what we are praying for and I will not discuss the other possible options because it would be a waste of my time and your time since we are not going to have to worry about that.  We started the actual chemo around 10:20.  We put some numbing cream on his port site and he didn't feel a thing when they put his tube in.  We were thrilled with that.  His mother came and spent the day with us.  It is nice to have company.  While he was sleeping, Grandma and I went on a couple of errands.  We went to F/M Fabrics and picked out some new material for a couple more purses.  Grandma has quite the eye.  We got some great prints and I can't wait to show you the finished products.  We picked up lunch from a new place called Whole Hog.  Everyone said is was better than Buckingham's so we decided to give it a try.  Bad choice.  We should have known that there is no BBQ better than Buckingham's.  Don't get me wrong, we ate the lunch, but I don't believe we would go back again.  After lunch, Kimberly came for a short visit.  It is always a bright spot in our day when we see her.  She was in Springfield because Brian had a dentist appointment.  OH, we need to keep Julia in our prayers tomorrow.  She has a dentist appointment and they are pulling several teeth including her wisdom teeth.  It is always a little scary to think about things like that.  Please keep her in your thoughts.  Brian did not get to come back to wave to Uncle Steven today.  There were several people in the Infusion Center and several were sick.  They don't allow small children in unless they are being treated.  All went well and we came home.  Grandma left to go check on Grandpa.  Who knows what he did while she was away...mowed the yard, ate fatty foods, watched a marathon of Andy?  Who knows if we will ever know the truth.  That Grandpa is a sly one when he wants to be  :)  Steven went to the family room recliner and tried to watch a little TV.  That didn't last long and he moved back to the bedroom about 6 or so.  He is resting now with the movie Eraser on the TV.  When I did check in on him, his face was already flushed.  He has a really flushed face for the first couple of days. Usually, he sleeps well the first night.  I don't know if it is because the medicine kicks in or he is just physically and mentally worn out from the day.  They gave him his second B-12 shot today so hopefully that will help him recover quicker this time.  He gets that shot every 9 weeks.  It is hard to believe that he has been doing the chemo thing for 9 weeks.  Man, I don't know where the time has gone.  I'm sure if you ask him, it has dragged by with boredom, sleep, sickly stomach and such.  Thanks again for all the wonderfully nice thought and prayers.  They mean so very much to us!