Round Four Complete

Well, after eighteen pounds of water weight, six IV sticks, one blown out vein, and two days of chemo, round four is complete.

When the docs rounded today nobody had too much to say. They were all working really hard to get us out fast because last round we had to stay a whole extra day to work out all the drugs Trent was on. So when one of the pharmacists came back to chat for a minute I asked him if the docs are told not to be too encouraging to the patients. You know, to say things like, "You can beat this!" or "You are doing great!" It always strikes me as odd and I wonder if they are holding stuff back from us, so I asked him outright what the deal was. He seemed really surprised at my questions. He responded that they had all just come from a room where the patient was on a continuous morphine drip for comfort so when they get to Trent he looks great to them. He said that Trent was the healthiest one on the floor so there was not a whole lot to talk about except how fast they could get him out of there. That made me feel a whole lot better but it would be nice to hear from your doctor how great you are doing.

Because of Trent's insistence on getting out early the whole staff was busting their buns to get everything ready. We finished chemo at 2 pm and took just long enough to shower and get Trent dressed. We were outta there by 2:45! It was awesome! We are really hoping that the time at home goes as well as it did last time. Trent is already feeling the full effects of being on chemo for two days. He is absolutely wiped out. But he had just enough gusto in him to attend Pack Meeting tonight and watch Zach get a bunch of awards. Someday that won't be such a huge accomplishment. Someday soon.