Chemo

Today, Chris had another chemo treatment. We spoke with the doctor first, and I asked him what we could do to keep Chris’ strength up. He had lost five pounds since his last treatment. The doctor wants to have Chris take two pancreatic enzymes with each meal and one with every snack. He also said he wants Chris to drink Ensure and Carnation Instant Breakfast drinks – I rolled my eyes and told the doctor what a bad patient Chris is. I already knew to not even buy them for him because he wouldn’t drink them. Which he won’t; he thinks they taste awful. During Chris’s treatment the fire alarm went off. All the care givers helped their patient, or someone else to get downstairs with their IV pole and others carried wheelchairs down the stairs for people to sit in outside. We got everyone in the shade and tried to make them comfortable while we waited to go back inside. We were only outside for about twenty minutes, but what an experience!! Tomorrow we go back to the orthodontist to see how Ryan’s mouth is doing. Monday I took the kids swimming and Tay hit his mouth on the bottom of the pool. He came up bloody but not to badly hurt. “No more swimming for the Wach kids!!” Chris and Ryan are getting ready to leave for scout camp on Monday. They will be gone until Saturday. I will have to keep myself very busy so that I don’t worry so much. Chris will be weak and tired, and of course have diarrhea (poor boy) but I’m sure that he will have fun. His next chemo treatment is July 22nd because taking out the pump falls on a holiday, Chris asked the nurses if they would show him how to take it out himself (just this once). They said they felt confident enough that Chris could do it and so this Friday they will show him how to take it out. I’m not too thrilled about that knowing that he could get an infection but I’m sure that Chris will do a good job. Thank goodness we know some of nurses in the neighborhood. Take care of yourselves. Love, Ricki