RELIEF

It has now been three weeks that Bob has been off of chemo drugs.  He is well today. 

 Bob was diabetic while on the steroids.  At times his blood sugar would be 24.  It was hard to get control of it as one day he would have the steroid and not the next day. I am sure the up and down was hard on his body in ways we haven't seen....yet.

The terrible cramping that Bob had in his feet and legs along with his hands is pretty much gone.  The shaking has stopped.  Stopped to the point that he is finishing a model sailing ship that he started last year.  He hasn't been steady enough to do it.  A co-worker gave him an airplane model and that is what he really wants to get at.  He is pretty disciplined to do one project at a time, finish it and move on.  Other people aren't wired that way.

The neuropathy in his feet is not near so bad.  Bob says it is still there but he doesn't feel the "stones" anymore.

The chemo brain has pretty much disappeared.  Bob's mind is much sharper.  He is quicker at solving problems and getting thoughts together.  He is happy and looks happy.

His tummy has the more normal roundness!!! rather than the protruding it had before.

Bob sleeps way better.  He is nodding off every now and again but we say that is his body getting ready for the next phase.

The bruises from being on the warfarin are cleared up.  It doesn't look like he was beaten any more.  He is still on a blood thinner---Tinzaparin injections.  He is on that until after the transplant.  At that point everything will be re evaluated.

We have lived a sheltered life for a long time?????but especially since Bob came home because the transplant was set back.  He will have to be careful post transplant---more so, but we have no idea where the pneumonia came from and sure did not want any virus, bacteria or fungus to interrupt the transplant this time.  I apologize to the folks who wanted to drop over but we asked not to.  We want him to be as healthy as possible, but we have no control over where other people have been and what they may carry. Maybe a walk today. Our theory condo-car-condo, but it is beautiful out today. Bob wears a mask out of the condo.  We also purchased shares in Johnson&Johnson as we use so much soap and hand cream.     NOT

Sooo pleased that the transplant was postponed.  I can see my former Bob shining again!!!!  Now we will see what happens this week, relief that he is going back to the hospital in much better shape.

Please pray for God's hand of mercy, care, healing and safety.  HUGS