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Dale woke at 5am this morning. Joint pain and a bit of nausea, so he took Zofran and Oxycontin. A couple of crackers and hot tea and now he's curled up in his electric blanket in the recliner waiting for this to pass. Pain level 7. He will switch to Compazine for nausea if the Zofran doesn't alleviate the waves of nausea.

His mouth issues have really settled down, swallowing is still iffy though. He's able to get up and move about some, though he laughs and calls himself "Sanford" because his gait is very similar to the guy on "Sanford and Son" tv show. He's not been able to wear his dentures since Saturday and he is very self conscious of that.

Dale will have a glucose/blood test on Thursday here in Victoria.

I'm hoping that by 9am the Oxycontin will have worked it's magic like it did last night and he'll report a pain level of a 2! Fingers crossed!

9am: Pain level 5, nausea under control. A little breakfast in his stomach. Fatigue has reared it's ugly head. Dale's in bed now, resting! Research nurse at MD Anderson has called to check in this morning. She's called 3-4 times since Monday.

1pm: Pain level 4-1/2 after a two hour nap. Sitting outside trying a change of scenery. Taste seems to be improving. Nausea still under control. Rash behind both ears. Fingertips feel different. Normal swelling in ankles has been nonexistent since Saturday. Not taking Lasixs, but may need to get back on it - waiting for doctor decision.

6pm: After a very rough afternoon, 2 tylenols seems to have taken the edge off Dale's painful joints. His pain level is now a 3! Bottoms of his feet are tender. Jackie's working on Chicken and Dumplings! Hope he can get those down. He's not eaten much today.