Night before Round 3

Tomorrow we meet with the Dr. before chemo. This past week has been okay, still very tired with some discomfort but overall okay. We have a lot of questions for the Dr. - hoping for a few answers. Kenny has enjoyed the cards and well wishes. Our continued thanks for all your love and support.

A Week of Rest

It's been a good week! He's really tired and not really hungry but the overall discomfort is less and he's eating and keeping hydrated.  Now he has a week off from chemo to build up his strength for the next round. Hoping that Spring brings plenty of Sunshine and energy.

March 19th

The new meds seem to be doing the trick! Today was so much better than last Wednesday. He ate some food and is in good spirits too :)

Chemo- round 2

   3/18/14     Todays bloodwork was very good. They changed the anti-nausea meds and added a new one to take at home (fingers crossed). 
  After he has the bloodwork,  he meets with the Dr or APRN , then gets moved to a room where the chemo meds take about 4 hrs to drip in.  We try to get plenty of nutrition in today just in case tomorrow isn't great.  A stop at Dairy Queen on the way home is just what the Dr ordered. 
  Thank-you again for your love and prayers.

March 16th

Feeling much better.  Corned beef dinner tastes much better than the ensure! Tuesday is the next chemo. We spoke to the Dr and they will be trying a new anti-nausea drug to see if it reduces the bounce-back time. Thanks for the prayers and well wishes.

March 14th

Today was better, still no appetite but his sense of humor has returned.  Watched a little Spring training. Drinking fluids to stay hydrated and getting plenty of rest.

Chemo begins

March 11th- Chemo day one:  A very long day. They placed a port-a-cath in Kennys upper chest to make chemo and bloodwork easier. From there we went over to the Cancer Center for the first round of Chemo. They do it slowly at first to check for allergies or reactions. 2 types of medicine- one has a 90 minute feed and the other a 60 minute feed. But for the first day, it took almost twice as long. Kenny felt pretty good during the chemo- tired but good. 

March 12th:The fatigue remained and the nausea began- even with the meds, food isn't an interest. Nourishment comes from the strawberry ensure.

March 13th: Nausea still here- keeping hydrated is an issue. 

Kenny's Story

Kenny was healthy till he wasn't. It started with what we thought was a pulled muscle... or maybe a hernia. The PCP said it wasn't muscular and told us to wait to see if anything showed up on an already scheduled routine colonoscopy. We moved up the colonoscopy and it was clear but thankfully the Colon Dr ordered a CT scan. From there things moved quickly. Endoscopy and then PET scan- confirmed diagnosis- stomach cancer. 

After meeting with the Oncologist, we were told that surgery wasn't an option at this time and it was decided that chemo would begin right away.

This blog is only meant to update family and friends as we travel the path to recovery. A way to check in on his day to day well-being. We appreciate your prayers and thank each of you for your love and support.