Yesterday was rather uneventful. Easy ride into the city. Pete had his radiation treatment first, then upstairs for blood work and urinalysis. A stopped in to check on how he's doing; making certain he's been getting enough fluids and also getting rid of enough, both very important for his well-being, and keeping his ph level above 7. The only snag was that there was a backlog in the labs and it took an inordinately long time to get the results, all good, before we could leave.
As so often happens, there were a few snags on the ride back to the condo. We were directed to go straight where we would normally turn, so we had to do a few adjustments and zig-zags through the city in order to get back on course.
I left Pete to relax at the condo and I set out to pick up the balance of his prescription that had been partially filled the other day. In the daylight and without being under the stress of getting someplace before closing time I found the Costco in Clifton without any problem, picked up the rx and a few other items. After that I found a regular grocery store on the other side of the highway to get a few other items. Then came the ride back.
According to my smartphone GPS app, it was a 14 mile trip that should take about 20 minutes. 20 minutes later I was at the "11 miles from destination" point and remained there for another 30 minutes. Gotta love rush hour.
This morning, Pete had some good news. His back was causing him considerably less pain.On the flip side, his hands are becoming quite chapped and he said that the joints of his toes are achy. It may be the start of neuropathy, a side effect of the chemo. We planned to talk to Dr R, A or the nurse about it.
Another easy ride in and immediately down to radiation area. We thought he was going to have his treatment but instead they did the sim and made a mask in preparation for possible radiation treatment to his brain. They had sent a request to MMC where he had the tomotherapy last January but they had to resend it because it needed St Barnabas in the name. Minor technicality. Mask finished, we went upstairs for blood work and would return for treatment #6.
Dr R and A came in soon after the nurse drew the blood. Dr R didn't seem to think that the discomfort in his toes is necessarily neuropathy and if it continues or is worse tomorrow they may run some tests. Everything looks good, Pete's fluid input and output is excellent, and the blood work and urinalysis show all is going as planned. We were out of there and back to the basement for radiation treatment #6. Because they had rearranged his scheduled appointment we had to wait about 20 minutes for them to fit him back in, but once he was called in, the treatment was it's normal 15 minutes. Traffic moved smoothly and we were back at the condo a little before 1.
I plan on taking a walking tour of the area in a little while, check out the local strip mall that I understand is down the road a bit, leaving Pete to kick back and relax while I'm out.
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