4 down - 2 left (?)

Quick recap on the lab results - BETTER THAN LAST MONTH.

Protein went from 8000 (ish) to 6000 (ish). Other tests were better too. The treatment is working (so did the steroids though). Dr Tumlin keeps talking about the next phase of treatment. He has mentioned a few things. Next month we need to get more info on just what will happen next.

The trip itself went pretty good this time. We had some trouble - in fact a lot of trouble - in the hospital getting a proper room. . . but I don't really want to get into it again. It is over.

The treatment went as expected. We left the hospital after the treatment and went back to the hotel. That really does work well for Lori. We had the late check out ready . . . but Lori wanted to try getting home all in one day so we got going around 9:30. (We tried the 1st time to go all the way home the next day and only made it to Macon.)

This time we were a bit more prepared. We brought the 4 big couch pillows to put in the back seat. I covered them and the seat with a sheet and threw 3 more pillows from our bed back there too. We left the hotel right around 11:00. Lori stayed in the front seat for a couple of hours. At 2:00 she took 3 Benedryls and headed for the back seat. She slept on and off the rest of the way home. (yeah)

It is now 5:00 on Saturday and, while she is going through most of the same stuff as last time, she has skipped the nausea this time. (again - yeah) Not sure why but there are a few things different this month.
1) Lori is taking her nausea medicine every six hours instead of eight.
2) The Cytoxin dose was less this time than last month.
3) Stretching out in the car along with the benedryl probably helped to keep it from starting.

So - I guess this time is going pretty good. Hopefully this is a sign of what the next week will bring. Maybe it wont be too bad.

Mike did get a little freaked when he saw her yesterday. No one has seen Lori 24 hours after the treatment prior to yesterday except me. She really does turn a lovely shade of purple . . .