The side effect of Doug’s treatment yesterday has been cramping in his stomach. He tells me he has still not had one tinge of nausea. Other than that (and reduced energy that was expected) he wanted you to know all is good.
We had a very short clinic visit today—basically they weighed Doug. Even though he visited the bathroom every two hours during the night to eliminate fluids, overnight he gained 7 pounds. He said he felt "bloated".
They unhooked him and freed him from his suite case. Nothing else was needed today. We were free to go home. We don’t go back until Monday. According to the schedule it is the only weekend we don’t have to go to check into the clinic.
When Doug told the chemo nurse he hadn't had nausea she said to have the medication on hand—just in case.
~Carole
