Steve has just finished his second round of maintenance chemotherapy at the 200 mg dose. He has done well overall, considering he's taking very strong drugs. He has some quesiness and stomach upset, usually in the evenings. As he has learned these last months, he takes Zofran 3 times a day. He has a new anti-nausea medication I haven't heard of called Amend. He has it available but hasn't used it yet because he is reluctant to take pills. At least he can keep it in his back pocket, so to speak. To offset constipation side effects, he continues to take Miralax every other day and drink prune juice often.
Steve's last blood test was taken Friday. He keeps getting closer to normal. Creatinine is 1.3 and platelets 143,000. His weight is stable at 244 to 245 pounds, the same as when he got married all those years ago.
The next plan is for an MRI on July 20th with his next blood work scheduled a few days before.
The family trip to the Grand Canyon was a success. They rode the train, watched a wild west show, and hiked several miles along the rim. It sounded perfect.
Yay! I'm so relieved that the maintenance chemo went well, and am very happy they had a great trip!
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