Radiation Complete

Hi everyone,

Rob completed 5 days  in a row of radiation yesterday like a champ! 👊👊❤️

It has helped decrease the rib pain. He says he can tie his shoes and brush his teeth without the pain increasing to a 6 or 7. It also does not increase when he walks right now.

The pain still there at the level where it was before it began increasing in the intensity (a “3”), BUT he has noticed a definite improvement.

We are so grateful for the radiation oncologist,  radiation techs, nurses, and everyone else in that department  who helped him this past week!

Side effects are hiting hard. Rob has  pretty bad fatigue. The lotion has helped with the burning. We didn’t ask about the cooling lotion, because the Lubiderm  lotion has been doing the trick.

Next week, Rob will have a busy day back at LCI. He’ll have labs, appointment, then we leave LCI to drive just a few blocks over to the CVS Specialty Pharmacy, where he picks up oral chemo. Then, back to LCI for pre-meds, wait an hour,  and then he gets the  Daratumumab. He’ll begin the next oral chemo that night, for 3 weeks on, one week off. 

The next cycle schedule will change a bit, and Rob will be at LCI every other week for treatment instead of weekly- a welcome reprieve.🙏

We will also learn if Rob’s treatment is continuing  to work next week, as they are drawing myeloma labs. They are also going to be scheduling a bone marrow biopsy in May.

Thank you for helping us keep pounding, your support, and your tips!

To anyone else facing challenges as well,  Keep Pounding!!!❤️❤️❤️