Last Wednesday, the day after Sam received his Chemo, we were preparing ourselves for the "gathering storm" of the effects of Cisplatin on Sam. Well, the wave hit Sam at about 2:35 a.m. this morning and he has been under the weather, so to speak, all day today. One of the meds for nausea puts him to sleep and the other meds give him a vacant stare and then of course, there is the coughing up phlegm from the cells in his throat sloughing off. Sam describes the day as, "No Fun."
The weekends seem to be the hardest, but that's probably only because I actually see him longer. During the week, I am at work and he spends the morning at the Center, and then he comes home and rests so I see him for several hours at night and the cycle repeats.
Well, it is what it is. No amount of lamenting will change things. Hopefully, if the pattern remains the same, in a few days he will be over the worst of it. The nurse said this morning that they've seen many people go through this treatment and while she said it is the most difficult cancer treatment regimen they give, she also said they do have success stories. I will hold on to that thought.
Pray for Sam.
Maddy
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