Quick Update

Wendi posted this to her Facebook page yesterday.  She has been very tired, overextended, and is recovering from illness while dealing with being far from home.  I know many of you do not use Facebook and don't necessarily catch updates there even if you do, so we will try to do better at keeping this page updated, thanks for your patience.

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First chemo treatment.

Mark ended up vomiting once that first night. Nauseated and discouraged yesterday morning. They put him on Zofran round the clock starting asap in the am. That brightened him up. He was awesome through chemo and radiation. Half hour after we got home he said he didn't feel good and laid down (4ish). Began vomiting and continued until around 7 or 8 when he took melatonin and he fell asleep. Fine all night. Nauseated in the am again. Met with psych which was tough for him. Getting discouraged and frustrated. Asked how many more days and when I told him he started to lose it. Later, began dry heaving during chemo, so they put a rush in for benadryl to layer over his zofran (it works as an anti-nausea med). Helped but made him exhausted so he got a wheelchair for the rest of the afternoon. Evidently began having trouble breathing through his nose during radiation and he had some tears, but he brightened up when that was done. Bella and I went to the store and brought him back his favorite ramen bowl. He ate half of it at 5pm,( first food since yesterday lunch), played some Wii, then headed up to lie down by 6. Was out by 7 but no vomiting tonight. Love you all, good night!