Second Round of Chemo DONE!

Joe received his second round of chemotherapy this afternoon in the clinic at Strong. His blood draw all looked good - all of his counts were within normal range and he was given the go-ahead to receive chemo. He received his Gemzar in a 1/2 hour infusion and then a 40 minute infusion of the Adriamycin - this was different than the push infusion that he received in the hospital. They premedicated him with the same anti-nausea drugs and so far, so good. Since his blood pressure has been quite low he got a liter of fluid before we left.

He came home and ate a plate of Silvana's pasta!

Tomorrow afternoon he will get a shot of Neulasta to help his red blood cell count remain high.

We need to cheerlead to keep him eating as he's down to 153 lbs and pretty thin.....but his spirits are high.

Round 2 done. I have 3 weeks before I have to get out my helmet and kevlar armour to fight with the docs again........but for now - we are going to keep a watchful eye on Joe to make sure that he doesn't get sick as the chemo kicks in.

Thanks for all your prayers -

Continued hope
Vicki, Gina & Tom