8-22-08
Trap had his first med port fed chemo today. It took approx 3 hours, ask Barb V., as she was there for the full measure. This is a great step in his therapy, however is takes the most toll on his system, again though, progress is made. He seemed to come out of it well, somewhat tired expectantly, but in good humor. Trap is now on the 3rd floor, the oncology level, which is a marked improvement in the staff knowledge. Again, he has been stepped up to 4 chemo pills per day as well as his med port application, which will happen again in two weeks. His new room is on the 3rd floor # 3EA bed 11, phone # 202 518 4760. 5 liters of fluid was drained from his gut cavity which always helps him feel more comfortable. I was approached by his team leader today and spoke with his head oncologist. They like the improvements he has shown but stress that he must be more mobile and ingest as much as possible.
Again, anyone visiting, please try to get him up and move around a bit. A stroller has been ordered to aid in his walking and his knee brace (the one he likes) was brought in today. The docs say that moving around, walking, eating, etc. is critical to the battle Trap has if front of him. He needs to improve his strength to be able to accept this hardest hitting chemo. So far, so good. Again, this floor seems much better to me as far as automatic care.
Possibly early next week there will be an opening in the residential attached facility, again more comfortable, however with the same level of care as now. As time goes on Trap needs less hospital room type applications, and more directed applications that can be occomplished at the resiential center. That's all good.
His oncology team leader today asked for a biopsy patholgy block that was performed in Annap a while ago. Although I retrieved slides of this before, they want additional films to send to Walter Reed Hospital for further analysis. No prob. These people don't stop with the research! I freakin love it!
Please Pray,
Paul
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