Is it Friday Yet?

It's been a long week and it's only Tuesday. We have had a very busy two days. Fortunately, we have had Aunt Mary here to help out. We've had flu shots, dentist appointments, piano lessons, saxaphone lessons, homework, playdates, cub scouts, laundry, groceries and errands. Oh, yes, and two doses of arsenic and one of methotrexate.

Tim is still feeling very poorly. The oncologist tells us that the Lyrica may take up to a week to have any effect on the nerve pain. In the meantime, we have changed to a stronger narcotic. It makes Tim drowsy and woozy, but at this point, that is preferable to the pain. We are just hoping that we can hold on through this bad patch and that things will improve soon. It takes awhile for the chemotherapy to really do its thing, so we just have to grit our teeth and endure.

I am very tired. The last two days have just been go, go, go. It's been great to have Mary here to help out. Thank you to Mary's family for doing without Mom for a few days. In addition to childcare, laundry and dishes, Mary's helped me with a couple around the house projects. It's nice to be able to cross those off my list.

Tim will continue to have arsenic every day this week. We are waiting on test results to see if he will need another methotrexate injection this week. We are also waiting on final word about the need for arsenic on Saturday and Sunday. We meet the Northwestern Memorial specialist on Friday, so we'll see what he has to say. We don't expect to hear anything different, as Dr. G. has been consulting with Dr. T, the NMH guy, all along.