Summer Has Arrived

It is officially summer and it will officially be a heat wave when we hit 90 degrees today (needs to be over 90 for three days in the row)! But thanks to air conditioning, it really is not bothering any of us.

I realize I haven't written in about a week and I apologize for not providing any update. Ed was scheduled for his second "long" treatment yesterday with both the Oxilaplaten and the Erbutix. However, Dr. B decided to forgo the Erbutix this week since Ed has a pretty bad rash on his face and chest. He is taking a prescription to counteract the side effects and Dr B upped his dosage yesterday. To see what the rash looks like, you can google it, but it basically looks like a very severe case of acne all over your face. It's not painful but Ed needs to constantly apply Oil of Olay with SPF on both his face and chest and needs to be sure he's wearing a hat and shirt if he's in the sun.

Ed did notice a little cold sensitivity after yesterday's treatment. He stopped to buy milk on his way home (which I yelled at him about) and holding the handle of the milk carton caused tingling in his fingers (but no terrible pain). So he's being careful not to drink cold liquids for a couple days. Thankfully it's not any problem being in air conditioning.

And he's slowly getting more energy. Earlier this week he did some stuff around the house (laundry, made dinner, etc.) and yesterday he actually went into work for a few hours and wasn't totally wiped out afterwards. He'll be going in again today so hopefully he doesn't overdo it and still feel okay this evening. He feels his liver is shrinking and that it feels less "hard". All of this is just a sign that we might be starting to get the upper hand with the tumors which means we're moving in the right direction! We'll remain hopeful...