Feb. 21 - Home Stretch

It's been a week since my last Dr. visit, a very interesting week!  I felt well enough during the day to play golf two days and work in the yard a few hours over a three-day span.  Nights were not much fun - in addition to mouths sores (and throat) which make it difficult to eat and swallow, most nights I'm having acid reflux which combined make it almost impossible to sleep.  A couple days ago I was ready to stop taking the chemo so I could get some relief but my sweet wife calmly encouraged me to keep taking it at least through the weekend until I could talk to the dr.  Thankfully, the last couple days have been better and  I have been able to sleep - what a difference sleeping makes!  Today the dr. changed my blood pressure medication and gave me something for acid reflux.   It makes no sense, but I think even the mouth sores have improved a little.  I do get tired more quickly than normal but we're still trying to keep a somewhat normal schedule.
So now, I can see a dim light at the end of the tunnel - Sun. will be day 28 of 28 days of chemotherapy - the end for now!  As we get closer to that time, I feel better about being able to complete the cycle - then I get 2 weeks off!  This week, I'm still hoping to play golf and maybe mess around in the yard some.  Thanks for your interest and continued prayers.  Without answered prayers, I'm sure I could not have continued this process.  We continue to concentrate on one day at a time.