We'll Call This Day One.

According to his Mom, Day 1 has been half way decent for Dave. She stopped in to the Cancer Center this afternoon to see how he was doing and she said that he seemed fine. He was in and out of being sleepy and dizzy, but not much for nausea. That's one good thing. Kathy and Dave were at the Center from 9 am until about 6:30 pm. Very long day. (Of course the nurses over at the Cancer Center take very good care of them). So, he has tomorrow off and on Sunday he will start the
8 day Nupogen injections. (To make lots and lots of stem cells.)
This dose of Chemo that he had today will have knocked his immune system down quite a lot. They actually give him
an anti-biotic drip in between the Chemo. He needs to be very careful not to be around germs. Getting any kind of infection would just complicate things for him.
He is getting a lap top so that he can keep up with your messages and well wishes and funny stories, etc. while he is going through this. He should be able to use it while he is in the hospital, where he will check the Guest Book and the Blog frequently. (And be able to use e-mail).
That's pretty much it for now. If I get a chance to speak with Kathy on Saturday, I will update you.
Keep a Happy Thought,
marilyn