Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Well, Dad will probably be in the hospital until Saturday.  They are still giving him medicine to decrease the levels of the Methotrexate in his body.  Methotrexate is the primary drug used in his chemotherapy.  The levels of this drug can't stay high in the body for very long, so  Leucovorin is used to basically take the levels back down and decrease the damage done to the healthy cells.

Dad has already wreaked havoc in his room today.  The nurse told him when he went into his bathroom this morning, he should not pull the cord next to the toilet because there were shift changes going on and all the nurses would come running.  Dad misunderstood this concept; he thought that pulling the cord would bring him some relief.  It actually brought all the nurses running into his bathroom while he was still in there - but no relief!  Mom was laughing this morning about all the excitement.  It should be another interesting day!

It's time for me to go to work.  I hope your day is a great one.
Love,
Renee

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