C1D4

Day 4 and the cautious optimism continues!

Dale slept well last night. Used Biotene mouthrinse often to eleviate the dry/tender mouth issues. Werthers Original candies provide some relief. Taste is still a bit off, Dale is officially not a jalapeno eater for now. Watermelon is good, and if he soaks the Oreos in milk long enough - they are delicious! Had Breakfast Taco filling (sans tortilla) for breakfast. Going to try Macaroni and Cheese today.

No nausea, no fever, no fatigue, no aches! Geez! I feel like a vulture circling the house...waiting for something to go wrong. Dad is averaging 66 ozs. of fluids a day.

Attitude: Great, Activity level: 105%, Energy level: Normal

I have a call into Dr. Tsao to ask for permission to use the Benadryl/lidocaine/Maalox compound (prescribed during Proton Therapy) for the sore mouth and throat he's experiencing.

For those that know Dale, he's had one nap since Thursday! So fatigue is obviously not a problem.

4pm update: Dale has had a teensy bit of nausea this afternoon, cured by eating lunch. Thought is that he needs to eat a bit every 2-3 hours. Knees are a bit sore. Mouth and throat continue to be a nuisance. Still taking his steriods and Zofran. Chocolate shake was a winner. Macaroni and cheese for lunch and a chocolate meringue pie waiting for dessert later! YUMM!!

Oddly enough, the CT scan Dale took last week (9/17) -showed improvement in a few of his previously noted nodules (8/17)! His biggest nodule is just under 1cm! We are hopeful that CP-751781 can melt those small nodules!

Dale is a bit achy and a bit fatigued this evening. His mouth issues are pretty stabilized but he's feeling the affects of the chemo in his stomach now. His attitude is still good and we're all searching for ways to lessen the effects and provide comfort. He's been out in the yard some today, but mostly in the recliner watching Tiger win the FedEx Cup. All-in-all, Dale has really handled the past 4 days like a pro. Fears that we all had about side effects have been replaced with sighs of relief that things are going so well. Fingers crossed that tomorrow is a good day too!