Joyce: Re: Thank You

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Hi Joyce:

It sounds like our and my Bert are cut from the same stone.

I'm always the one asking all the questions and when Bert goes in to

see the oncologist for his chemo, everything is always " not so bad "

even if the diarrhea is going on and on and on, which has been the

case now for a number of weeks. It got him hospitalized once before

and I had to beg him to go see the doc today as it, the diarrhea if

you've read any of my previous posts, has been an ongoing problem.

As a result of his visit today, he was hooked to an IV for 4 hours

(fluid replenishment), is extremely low on potassium, got a shot,

will have to have three shots a day for the next couple of days that

I will have to give him, and he has to see the onc tomorrow

again...but tomorrow, I am going with him. I got all this info from

him and he wasn't to clear as he was soooooo verrrrry tired. I guess

short of being hit by a mack truck, my husband, just like ,

paints a better picture than it really is. But again, I am thrilled

for you and wish you and yours and wonderful, wonderful holiday.

Hugs,

Monika

> I would like to say thanks to everyone who replied about our good

> news. I have been doing a lot of thinking these last few days. I

> really think that the rise in 's CEA was mostly from the

> chronic infection. I don't think the Onc realized how bad he was

> really hurting and how infected he was. That is mostly 's

> fault because as I have said before, he goes into the doc's offices

> talking about air boats or just tries to be funny. I know deep

down

> he is really scared and does not want to hear what they might have

> to say. All I hear from him for about a week before our

> appointments is " I don't want to go and I don't want to hear what

> they are going to say this time. " I guess if it were me in his

> shoes I might not want to hear either. I have always had my

> questions written down to ask, but he has yet to ask anything.

> I am not stupid and I know the cancer is still floating around

> waiting for another site to attack. I know the CT's in the

hospital

> still showed lung involvemenet. We see the Radioloogist Dec. 30th

> and hopefully they can tell us if the IMRT was somewhat succesful.

> The thing that makes me the happiest is that he might still be able

> to continue the Xeloda since the CEA did the dramatic drop with the

> surgery and all the antibiotic that has been pumped into him for

the

> last six weeks. He finished his last antibiotic pill yesterday.

> I would like to wish everyone here a Very Merry Christmas and

> Hopefully a better New Year.

> Joyce