Kevin is doing ok. Some side effects like a constant headache and mild nausea but he is able to work through them. Keeping something in his stomach seems to help ward off the nausea.The kids like taking something to him during their morning and afternoon snack time. Controlling the headache helps with the nausea too.
The cold sensitivity is increasing in his mouth. He had a cold drink and immediately spit it out because it hurt inside his mouth. Surprised the heck out of him. He says it's a very strange sensation.
The infusion pump annoys him. It's heavy to carry and he has to get it positioned right or the strap causes a headache. It's louder than we thought it would be---at night I hear the little whirrr as it delivers another minute dose then I wait to hear the whirrr again. It's hard to step out of once you let that start happening!
He was chatty again through much of the night. I'm certain it's the Decadron in his pre-meds that gets him a little wired through the first night or so. He reads a while, watches a movie on his iTouch. And talks. A lot.
He continues to work full days (10+ hours a day) here at home during treatment week. It seems to be working out although he hasn't had the time to catch up as much on paperwork projects as he hoped. A lot of phone and computer conferencing as well as email to handle.
Two snacks a day and lunch served at his desk. It's not a bad deal at all.
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