Day -3 & Day -2

Day-3 was a little rough. It was the first day of two on cyclophosphamide/mesna (chemo). Dale was initially overwhelmed with all the new bags, iv pumps and lines. He looked like he was going to cry but held it in. Shari came by in the morning and took some pictures. (She posted some on the blog yesterday). Wade and Derek also came and Derek tried to keep Dale busy to keep his mind off the nausea. But by mid day, he spent the rest of the day trying not to throw up or throwing up. Nothing stayed down . By late evening he was crying because he felt so bad. He could not move his head in fear of feeling sick. But by 11pm after more zofran and phenergan he was feeling better and took a bath. For some reason, last night he had to get up every hour to use the restroom. Needless to say, this morning (Day-2) Dale was exhausted and slept unti almost noon. The nausea was better today. He did not eat anything but managed to drink water and some juice. It is about 6 pm now and Dale has already taken a bath and gone to bed. Today was the last day of conditioning. Cyclosporine iv started today and will continue for a while. We are proud of Dale for having bravely completed the 10 day conditioning regimen. Thank you for your prayers.