Dosage Change

I adjusted to the increase quickly. It leaves me kinda loopy for an hour or so the next morning. But, then I feel pretty good (Coffee always helps, too :-)). My energy levels and mood are up.
Started seeing a counselor Mon., the 21st, and he helped a lot, too.
I'm already making plans for the day I have to ween myself off of these drugs.

New Dosage

Whew!! This heavier dose of Interferon is just no fun at all. Went from 4 mil. units, 3 times per week to 5 mil. units, 3x/wk. I can see my body is going to need a little while to adjust. Been dizzy a good part of the day. I did manage to get a little housework done, though.

Blessed

A friend at church this morning asked me how things were going. I told him I was feeling much better, but am worried about the stress of all the bills falling on my wife, that it would help if I could just bring in enough money to keep gas in the cars and/or fuel in the furnace.
That sweet guy pulled out his wallet and handed me a C-note saying, "Here. Put some gas in your cars". Like a sap, I cried.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
We are a very blessed couple. God takes good care of us.
I'm making a conscious effort to take more time in prayer to just say "Thank You, Lord" instead of asking so much.

What a Day!!

Well, I remembered something I forgot that is just a wee bit important. We went to MD Anderson in October. While there, the world renowned Dr. Kurzrock wrote an order for me to have bloodwork done every 3 weeks. Some chemical they need to keep track of when a person is on Interferon.
So, I took the order to our hospital (closest place for me since I shouldn't be driving), dropped it off and promptly forgot about it. DIPSTICK!!
Now, I'm trying to fix the error. Thus, I start tomorrow, and faithfully follow my routine. Means I have to drive to the lab once every 3 weeks. On the other hand, I want my chances of survival to be favorable. So, I'll just have to be extra careful. My wife works 'til 11:00 pm and needs to unwind after work. So, she hits the sack about 1:30 or 2:00. I ain't asking her to get up at 6:30 a.m. to drive me 6 miles. She gets too tired as is, and I worry about her.
Oh, in case you're wondering, ain't no public transportation in Waynesville, NC.
I, also, got on the phone w/ MD Anderson and twisted their arm about working w/ my Oncologist here. Their Dr., Kurzrock, has seen several cases of ECD and reversed them. So, I want her involved.