Radiation Update, May 2

Good morning everyone,

Radiation is going well.

Rob has had 3 sessions this week, with 2 more remaining today and tomorrow. They decreased from 8 to 5 sessions  to keep in trial parameters, and they think 5 will do the trick.

Rob is having some relief. The pain is still a constant 3 as before, however, it is not increasing to a 6 or 7 like before when brushing his  teeth, getting dressed, or doing basic everyday tasks.

He had pretty bad burning feeling in the middle of the night last night  (where they did radiation), and they said he could do lotion but not ice packs. It seemed to help relieve the burning a bit, and I’ll update as the day goes on. As I’m writing this, I’m wondering if he can also do one of those cooling creams to help- we’ll ask today at the radiation session. They have a list of lotions and creams, but I didn’t see the one I’m thinking about on the list. We’ll find out this afternoon.

He felt nauseous  yesterday and last night, but stayed ahead of it as they advised with meds.

Next week, we’ll learn how Rob’s myeloma numbers are doing. I’ll post an update as soon as the labs come in.  Thank you for helping us keep pounding!!