Ed has been radiation-free for five days, and he is already showing signs of physical improvement! He told me today he is getting his strength back in walking and is now able to grasp a glass to drink from again. One improvement very evident from speaking with him on the phone today - his speech is improving! He told me he has not had any seizures this week, that is awesome!
I spoke with his oncologist's nurse yesterday and she reconfirmed what we were originally told about Ed's treatment plan; he will have a second round of chemo. He will take a very strong dose of Temodar once a day for five days, and then be off for three weeks. The strong dose of chemo may make him very nauseated, but he has a strong anti-nausea drug, Anzemet, to counteract the nausea. We are hoping he does well with this treatment, and not cause him to lose a lot of weight.
I will see Ed this weekend and am very curious to see how he looks. I wonder if his hair is beginning to come back. Last weekend he had his 'cap' of hair on the crown and back of his head, but hairless on either side of his head, except for a tiny bit of 'baby fuzz'. I will take pictures!
I spoke with his oncologist's nurse yesterday and she reconfirmed what we were originally told about Ed's treatment plan; he will have a second round of chemo. He will take a very strong dose of Temodar once a day for five days, and then be off for three weeks. The strong dose of chemo may make him very nauseated, but he has a strong anti-nausea drug, Anzemet, to counteract the nausea. We are hoping he does well with this treatment, and not cause him to lose a lot of weight.
I will see Ed this weekend and am very curious to see how he looks. I wonder if his hair is beginning to come back. Last weekend he had his 'cap' of hair on the crown and back of his head, but hairless on either side of his head, except for a tiny bit of 'baby fuzz'. I will take pictures!
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