The day started off well with no major incidents. Once we got to the Infusion Center, Roberto got settled in and he was awake enough to ask for the TV to be turned on. We started by watching Phil Mickelson give table tennis advice to Matt Lauer. That probably was a sign that the rest of the day wouldn't be quite right. After some channel surfing, we settled on a cartoon based on the "How to Train Your Dragon" movie. The lesson of the day was that you should not steal dragon eggs from dragons that can spit acid and are able to camouflage themselves. Kid shows are so practical these days. Also, I was half-paying attention to the episode.
The rest of this post is mostly about vomiting, so you probably want to skip it or read it when you're not eating.
I got some nice chicken soup for Roberto's lunch and he drank quite a bit which was nice. About a half hour later, he threw up which is not great. Roberto says he doesn't know how feeling nauseated actually feels so we never get a good warning for when he might vomit. Roberto does keep complaining about the smell of medicine that is emanating from his mobile medicine pump (which I'll explain tomorrow) and also permeating through the bed sheets and his quarantined bathroom at home. I'm going to try to clean everything tomorrow and see if masking the smell with some incense will help a bit.
After we got home and right before dinner, Roberto vomited again. At least it was before dinner so there was no food for him to throw up. I made him some chicken soup with lots of broth and that seemed to settle his stomach a bit. He felt better and even stayed up long enough to watch TV. I got to learn about the secret world of racoons, or angry cats as I like to call them.
Today was another challenging day, but we made it! No more chemo drugs until the start of Cycle 2! The nurse said that he will start to feel better after about a week. Tomorrows goal: eat more than soup.
The rest of this post is mostly about vomiting, so you probably want to skip it or read it when you're not eating.
I got some nice chicken soup for Roberto's lunch and he drank quite a bit which was nice. About a half hour later, he threw up which is not great. Roberto says he doesn't know how feeling nauseated actually feels so we never get a good warning for when he might vomit. Roberto does keep complaining about the smell of medicine that is emanating from his mobile medicine pump (which I'll explain tomorrow) and also permeating through the bed sheets and his quarantined bathroom at home. I'm going to try to clean everything tomorrow and see if masking the smell with some incense will help a bit.
After we got home and right before dinner, Roberto vomited again. At least it was before dinner so there was no food for him to throw up. I made him some chicken soup with lots of broth and that seemed to settle his stomach a bit. He felt better and even stayed up long enough to watch TV. I got to learn about the secret world of racoons, or angry cats as I like to call them.
Today was another challenging day, but we made it! No more chemo drugs until the start of Cycle 2! The nurse said that he will start to feel better after about a week. Tomorrows goal: eat more than soup.
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