Day 2

I'm actually posting this on the morning of Day 3...but it didn't make sense to post a pre-report, did it?

Matt's doing well. He's got a cute new baby-blue knit hat...because he's cold. He's also back into his hoody. We had to turn the heat down in his room (they had the heat set at 76...during the winter we have our house set at 55. We've adjusted that).

Matt had a little bit of queaziness at the end of Day 1...just for the last 20 minutes or so of his last drug drip. We've already chronicled his responses to each of the PEB drugs. The E drops his blood pressure (common) so he has to sit on the bed before moving. The P gives him the silly stomach, but they're able to help him with that. The nice thing is they give him the smallest doses possible and they only give him more if he needs it.

So far his mornings and mid-afternoons are his best times. He is getting pretty tired, but he has a comfy bed to sleep in for as long as he wants. The doctor said he would like to admit Matt to the hospital for all three weeks of his five day treatments. We weren't sure about that at the beginning. Now, we can't imagine wanting to do it any other way!

Anyway, this is harder on Matt than he could have imagined, but they are taking such wonderful care of him. I'll let you know how the rest of the week goes!!