Cooling down... from a bout with dengue!!

Yep, you read it right. Apparently I had dengue fever... though I only found out today. Let me tell you, I don't think I have ever felt SO sick in my entire life and, from what the doc was telling me, it looks like I had a very mild case of dengue! Man, I would have hated having a serious case of dengue if THIS was the mild case! I was actually doing fine till Sat morning, but by Sat evening I was feeling really really sick!

Anyway, I am now at the tail end of dengue - as evidenced by the fact that both arms are ITCHING LIKE CRAZY, because apparently the itchiness usually happens as the dengue is on its way OUT. Now apparently the thing the doctor has to monitor is my platelet count. Normal should be in the range of 140-450. Blood test done on Friday night had it at 227. Blood test done last night has it at 99! Which is a tad on the low side.... so the doc got me to go see him this morning, to take another two tubes of blood, to see where the count is today. If it is already on the way up (fingers crossed), then, that's it - no further doctor's visits required, no treatment required. If the count goes down, I have to go test again tomorrow. Until it either swings back UP, OR hits 50. And if it hits 50 then I have to go to the hospital to get an IV stuck in me so they can rehydrate me faster than drinking can. And, of course, they can administer all the relevant mineral salts via the IV too. I hope it does NOT come to that.

How am I feeling? Well, was up at 3am thinking I could make it to the kitchen to get myself some yoghurt, and only made it as far as the bathroom to puke instead. Husband got up to make sure I was OK, then after I was back in bed he went and got me the yoghurt, and since then I have been feeling a lot, lot, lot better. Still extremely shaky and weak - but that is more because I haven't eaten enough in the last one week to keep this "not-so-tiny" body of mine going!

Husband is doing amazingly well. We had HP and Tony over this last weekend. They arrived around 10.30am on Saturday, after another impromptu tour of KL when Tony's GPS system led them slightly wrong. Husband cooked them a full scale English breakfast, then we dropped them off at MegaMall so they could go shopping, while Husband and I stopped at the supermarket to get some lamb, as he had promised HP an Irish stew on their next visit.

Got home, and he made Irish stew for dinner, and Eccles cake for dessert. Then we both lay down for a while to rest. HP and Tony got home at 5pm, and the rest of the day was just talking, laughing, eating (except me, I couldn't face anything!). The only fly in the ointment was that it was that evening that the puking started.. sigh.

Sunday morning the three of them went to Bestari for breakfast (roti canai, masala dosai... sigh... and I missed it all!). After breakfast our visitors headed off back down the road to SG, and this time they did it WITHOUT any impromptu tours of KL to start the journey :-D. We loved having them here, and after they have gone it feels like the two of us are just tiny peas rattling around in a rather large pod. We are already looking forward to their next visit.

Sunday night we were supposed to visit my parents, but I just did not have the strength to go out, so they came to us instead - brought me some vegetable rice porridge for dinner, which was delicious and (more important) STAYED IN ME.

So now, all we have to do is hope the platelet count is on its way up... and that's it! Fingers crossed, especially as this Saturday is Husband's next trip to Melaka for chemo and I had better be well enough to drive him there. He is starting to drive again, but only very short distances, and not on any main roads, because his right foot is giving him some problem. It is not as responsive or flexible as usual, and drags a bit when he walks. Makes it hard for him to judge how hard he is or is not pressing the accellerator or brake pedals. It is getting better, but it will take time.

So folks, that's it for now... and, till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

[Latest update: Monday 27th July @4.50pm: Good news. The doc called about an hour ago. Blood test results show that my white blood count is back to normal (apparently it was very low :-p) and my platelet count is on the way up! Phew. No more doctors visits, and no more getting stuck with a needle to extract two tubes of blood with each visit :-D ]

I'm hot stuff. Literally!!

Yep, I am hot stuff :-). Since Wed evening my temperature has been yo-yo'ing up and down... from 37.7 to 38.3 to 39.3 (last night) then back down to 38.3 (this morning), and now running at 37.4. Lungs clear, throat and ears A-OK, no chest infection... just the fever. So I am back on a 3-day cycle of anti-biotics and if the fever has not cleared up by Sunday, I have instructions to head back to the doctor.

I have threats from Husband that I had "better take it easy" today :-) and he has been so good in looking after me yesterday. Got lunch ready for me, ordered pizza for dinner, made sure I keep warm, etc, etc, etc... and all this despite the fact that he still pretty much feels like s**t! Right now Husband is down by the pool, trying to get back some of his tan, as he has been complaining that he is getting "white" :-).

Check out the latest picture of Husband with his new hairstyle, and also the birthday cake that Mama Min made for him for his 70th birthday celebration in June.





UPDATED AT 6.27pm on Friday 24th July:
- Just went back to the doctor as both my brother and my brother-in-law have been nagging me to go get a blood test done, to try and eliminate things like dengue fever... sigh.. (though it is confirmed it is not H1N1 as chest, lungs, ears, throat are all A-OK). The test will be ready for review by late tomorrow morning, so hopefully it will be all A-OK. Will update tomorrow once I know what is what :-D

That's it for now folks. Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

I've run out of adrenaline..

... or at least that is what it feels like :-p. All this time that Husband has been down and out, I have been able to keep going without any problem. These two weeks Husband has been so much stronger and better that my body seems to have decided to temporarily collapse. Even typing this blog post is hard - my fingers are not obeying my mind as fast as normal! I have a migraine, all my muscles are aching, my SKIN is so PAINFUL, no appetite, coughing, shivery... sigh... The worst part, is actually the painful skin. Imagine sitting or lying down and finding that you can't get into any kind of a comfy position because just the pressure on your skin is so painful. Husband can't even give me a hug without hurting me :-(.

I had so many errands planned for this week - getting my little cars aircon fixed, going to Armanee to pay the monthly fees, going to Suja's place this evening to meet up with the hi-tea gang, getting the laundry done today, ..... and all those plans have gone out the window.

What can I say - not nice lah! So, hopefully, my body gets its act together so I can get back to normal (whatever "normal" may be).

Keep us in your thoughts....

Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

3 days after....

It has been 3 days since chemo #7, so time to see where we are in terms of side-effects. Bear in mind that the Camptosar (Irinotecan) administered intravenously on Friday was a slightly reduced dosage, so let's see if that made a difference.

So, previous round, worst side effect was diarrhoea - and it had been atrociously bad. This round... nope!!! NO diarrhoea at all. This could almost be cause for celebration! Husband is much better this time round. Very mild nausea, no trots at all. The only thing he has now (and this is new for him!) is that he has liquid retention and his poor feet sometimes look like fully puffed puffer fish.. I asked him to stop drinking fizzy drinks (as they aggravate liquid retention) and concentrate more on just water, and tea (since that is a diuretic). Of course, Husband being Husband, his idea of 'water', is 'water with Ribena Light diluted into it'... sigh... Plain water drinker, he is NOT!

He has put back all the weight he lost due to diarrhoea, and MORE! In fact, from an incredible low of 68kg, he has now put on TEN (Yes, I said TEN) kg!! All in 10 days. Phew... :-p

As for me, my flu is pretty much gone - just a little bit of a cough left. So, tomorrow, I am heading back to my doctor, to get a flu shot, cos I can vouch for the fact that it DID work for one whole year. Also have to go post a letter, then go to Armanee DD to pay the management fees et al for the condo unit we own in that complex (I wish we could sell it.. then I can drop at least one item from my list of things to worry about!). Also have to take my little Sera to the service centre - they supposedly fixed my aircon last time I took it in, but it is back to not working again... aaaarrrgggghhhhhh!

Tony and HP should (fingers crossed) be back this weekend... and since this will be their second drive, they will definitely find it much easier. Especially now that we know that the Garmin system works wonderfully even in convoluted KL!

So, folks, that is all the excitement for now. Keep Husband in your thoughts and prayers, and, till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY.

Chemo #7 done and dusted

Slow and steady wins the race... so we will continue to be patient.

The cancer marker in Husband's blood has gone down by another 11.4 - from 146.8 to 135.4. I must admit we were initially disappointed that it had only dropped that much - especially given how fast it had dropped the previous two checks - but the oncologist explained that this is normal. He likened the last two rounds of chemo as a successful onslaught against the 'low-hanging fruit'. In other words, the easily accessible cancer cells are easily found, easily destroyed. Now that these 'low-hanging fruit' have been stripped out, the chemo drugs have to go further and work harder to get the fruit at the top of the tree.

He has also adjusted the dosage of one of the intravenous drugs - Camptosar (Irinotecan) - downwards as diarrhoea is one of the major side effects of Camptosar, and that, in conjunction with UFT which also has diarrhoea as a side effect, just made the whole situation much worse for Husband. So, Campto dosage has been reduced, and Husband is going to try the UFT again. Am giving him today as a 'drug holiday' :-p and will continue with the meds only tomorrow. Key to all this is, of course, that he HAS TO DRINK, frequently - to maintain his blood pressure.

He is trying (again) to drop the pain killers and has not taken any since yesterday. His mood is pretty good, and he is feeling OK, but we have to get ourselves psyched up for when the drugs kick in again in about 2 - 3 days time. Fingers crossed!

That's it for now on the personal front.

On a separate note, today is another dark day in Malaysian political history - a 30-year old opposition political assistant, taken in for questioning yesterday by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), was found dead today at the MACC building. The MACC are, as expected, denying everything. The DPM, as expected, is telling everyone to let the police do their job of investigating - which is hilarious, ironic and scary, because even more people die in police custody in Malaysia and the police get away with it scot-free. For the ordinary Malaysian it is a scary testament of how far the ruling government will go... and the thought of ever being taken in by either the MACC or the police is absolutely and totally terrifying.

When I hear about something like this I am sorely tempted to pack up and leave Malaysia, with my beloved Husband. Do I have somewhere to go? Yes, of course I do, and a job waiting for me there too anytime I go (Let's face it, any Malaysian with a brain has somewhere to go) Do I WANT to go? No, not really. I still love this country. It is still my home... and I can't give up yet.

So, let's all do what we can, including pray, to get this country of ours out of the quagmire it is in, and back to being a country that ALL of us (Malay, Chines, Indian, and others) can be proud of.

Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY.

Getting better :-)

Yep. Took a couple of days for the antibiotics to kick in, but am feeling a LOT better today than I have for the past couple of days. Still coughing, but then we all know that coughs tend to stick around forever and a day! Though I'm afraid that my being sick did not give me an opportunity to be pampered by Husband (Timothee, come and teach him your and Yvonne's philosophy of WHO needs pampering WHEN!). As I told Husband, I think he has gotten so used to my doing everything for him over the last few months since all this started, that it just doesn't occur to him now to do things for himself, let alone for me! Not to worry, once he is back to "normal" (whatever that may be!), I will just have to re-teach him :-D.

This evening we are heading to PJ to spend some time with my parents, have dinner at my Dad's favourite roti shop, and then, on the way back, we are topping up our car, topping up the Toll card, and, there you have it, we will be all ready for our drive to Melaka tomorrow.

Next update will be either tomorrow or this coming weekend, once we have the latest updates on the status of the cancer.

Till then, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

My turn to be 'down' :-(

Ironic really. Husband is doing really well since he got over the side effects from the UFT chemo pills... AND since he started drinking and eating properly again. His weight has gone back up to 74kg - so he doesn't look like a famine victim anymore - and he has chopped off all his hair in an EXTREME crewcut. As handsome as Yul Brynner methinks :-D

As for me, it seems that the flu shot I had in July last year has completely worn off. Have got an awful flu, chesty cough with lots of phlegm, infected right ear, infected throat. Went to the doc yesterday (as soon as I started feeling ill - as I can't afford to take any chances with Husband picking up my flu while still fighting cancer!). Have antibiotics, anti-histamines, and ear-drops. Feeling marginally better today than yesterday, and hoping I will be fine by tomorrow, so that I can drive Husband to Melaka on Friday for his next chemo appointment.

For sure, once I am better, I am going to take another flu shot - as it obviously made a huge difference in the last one year... as I never got the flu till NOW!

Anyway, for a change, it would be great if you could keep both Husband AND me in your thoughts and prayers.

Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY.

Down, down, down... and UP!

HP and Tony arrived yesterday morning, navigating via Tony's Garmin device - thank goodness for that, because they took the wrong exit from the highway (the NKVE), and ended up going past the PJ Hilton(!!) but the Garmin put them back on track via the Sprint Highway connection from the Federal Expressway.. PHEW!

When they arrived, Husband, who had been lying down after his shower, wanted to get up to meet them ... so he got up, and promptly collapsed! I heard him yell and went to check on him, and found him lying on the floor, leaning against the wall! Talk about being shocked! Dragged him up, walked him into the dining room and sat him down, and got the blood pressure monitor to check his pressure. Man, talk about SCARY (again!) - his blood pressure was at 86/50!! He should have been practically comatose with that low BP! Called the oncologist - he said I should get Husband into hospital... but Husband refused! Called my brother (the doctor) to ask what to do and he says, "No problem, give him anything to drink and add salt into it, and make sure he eats as well", so the whole of yesterday was spent in making sure Husband kept drinking lots of liquids - water, orange juice (with some salt in it), Sprite (also with salt in it, which is good for removing the gas from the drink too!), and fresh milk. Got Husband stable, got him back into bed to lie down for a while, then took Tony and HP shopping for a couple of hours. Got back, got Husband up, got tea for everyone, then practically every hour kept checking Husband's BP... which had gone up to about 95/60 and was holding steady at that, or slightly higher. He also ate quite well at the little get together we had last night, and my brother-in-law and sis and kids stopped by, on their way out to a dinner function, so that my bro-in-law (who is also a doctor!!) could check on Husband as well. Thank GOD for so many doctors in the family :-D.

The get-together was great fun - despite a small 'mishap' where a box of pizza in the oven caught fire (put it out with a wet towel).. :-P. Lots of food, and the company was great. Husband and I definitely enjoyed ourselves thoroughly, and I hope the others did too - Tony, HP, Molly, Efy, Sianny, Jon, Koshu. We even managed to ALMOST finish all the food... which is the first time that has ever happened in any pot-luck that I have organised :-D. Had all the doors and windows wide open - to dispel the smoke from the burnt pizza box and that resulted in a beautiful breeze blowing throughout the entire house. It was so refreshing and cool.

So now have just checked on Husband's BP again - it is 104/64.. which is better (though still a bit on the low side). Everyone has breakfasted (bacon and eggs and toast!), and Tony and HP have left - sigh.. and we are both already missing them... Husband actually came down to see them off, because he wanted to check out Tony's brand new car - which we both agree is a gorgeous car (but then, which Lexus isn't?). Got some really nice features - including a feature that cools the seats (so you have a cool bum)!

Husband is now lying down, but he has been good - breakfast, tea, Sprite, and a walk! Have told him he can rest for a while, and this afternoon we will take a walk around the swimming pool area. As my sister-in-law clearly explained, if he spends all his time just lying down, the intestines will stick together even more, and the discomfort will keep increasing. He has to WALK and MOVE to get his intestines moving more freely within the abdominal region. He is listening to her advice - well, she is a doctor too after all - though he has ignored my exhortations for the past few weeks to get off his butt and walk... sigh...

What else? Oh yes, all the side effects from the UFT seem to have gone (the problems with his stomach discomfort have nothing to do with the chemo at all, that is as a result of the operation in Feb). Interestingly enough though - when my brother first said to drink something with salt in it, Husband's first reaction was to drink 100Plus... and it turns out that drinking 100Plus sets of the tingling in the fingers and toes, and the 'freezing' of the face, and the difficulty in breathing! This is apart from the fact that 3 times in the last 2 weeks he has had 100Plus and then subsequently puked up whatever he has eaten - though, being a typical Husband, when I told him not to drink 100Plus due to the puking, he, of course, did not listen. Now however, realising that the 100Plus gives him that awful side effect, he has, FINALLY, stopped drinking the stuff. Personally, I really dislike 100Plus - I call it frozen sweat :-P. YUCK!

Having Tony and HP over this weekend really helped as well - took Husband's mind off himself, and cheered him (and me) up immensely. (Tony, HP: I hope you guys can come more often... especially now that you can drive up to KL :-D)

Tonight my parents will be coming over for dinner (unless something happens to change their plans). Have asked them to stop by the little rice porridge stall near their home in PJ and bring chicken porridge for Husband, and vermicelli noodles for me, and whatever they want for themselves. The guy who runs that stall does absolutely delicious porridge... and it will do Husband good to have something calming for the stomach, compared to what he had last night!!

That's it for now folks. We still have a long way to go, and I am sure we will face more setbacks, but with your prayers for us, especially Husband, I know we will get through it all.

And, till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

UPDATE: Monday 13th July: Blood Pressure, taken last night around 10pm, was 125/79.. which is excellent :-D. Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes.

Status after 2 days of not taking the chemo pills

Well, No, it is not good news yet. I think the build-up of the UFT/FA combination in Husband's system is going to take several days to flush out. He still has most of the side effects though they have diminished slightly - the tingling of hands and feet is still there; his eyes and mouth still sometimes feel frozen and immovable; he still has the "trots", though less frequent now; he still has breathing difficulties, though he does not feel like he has been encased in concrete(!).

Overall the intensity or frequency of these side effects HAS diminished slightly, but it will definitely take more time before he even starts feeling half-way normal (whatever "normal" may be!).

I hope he will be feeling a little better by Saturday, as we have two of our very good friends, Tony and HP, driving up from SG. Tony is testing his brand new car on its first long-distance drive :-D, while HP is coming along for the drive, to keep him awake, as they are leaving SG at 5.30am at latest! We are both looking forward to having their company this weekend!

Saturday night we have a few of our other KL based friends coming over as well, and we are having a pot-luck dinner (Yes, as you all know, cooking is NOT my favourite occupation :-D) - Efy/Sianny (bringing home-made cookies for dessert, and 2 pizzas for dinner); Molly (bringing mee hoon goreng (aka fried vermicelli), and one other dish); Me frying up home made beef/potato bergedil (cutlets), and ordering roti pratha and fried chicken from Bestari at Mont'Kiara Plaza (as Husband loves the fried chicken there); and Jon coming to help us finish all this!! And if Husband can't eat any of that, then he gets his favourite chicken rice porridge :-D while we eat everything else.

Husband also needs to be strong enough by next week (17th July) to drive to Melaka for his next appointment with the oncologist and his next round of chemo! So keep him in your thoughts and prayers that he keeps recovering from the side effects and gets back to being his normal self, and gains the strength for the drive next week.

Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY.

Stopping the chemo pills

Spoke to the oncologist this afternoon. Told him that for the past 2 days, Husband has barely been able to get out of bed. The only things that drag him out of bed are:
1) The need to puke or purge, which weakens him even further
2) Me nagging him to eat something after his meds; after which he stumbles back into bed again

So, with the oncologist's agreement, Husband will no longer be taking the chemo pills as the side effects are just too debilitating for him. Since last Wed he has lost another 4kg. If he continues at that rate, he will just disappear into thin air :-(.

It should take 3 - 4 days for the pills to work their way out of his system completely, so hopefully by Friday he should start perking up a bit... and getting his appetite back I hope (though the capacity of his stomach has shrunk considerably).

So, keep him in your prayers and thoughts that he will get his appetite, his energy, his strength back, steadily from today.

Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

Aaargh! More side effects!

This morning was scary! Husband felt like he had been encased in concrete and couldn't breathe. His hands were weak and shaky, with constant tingling (like a bad case of pins and needles), couldn't open his mouth and eyes properly. Couldn't lie down, cos then he couldn't breathe. Couldn't sit up and couldn't walk, cos he didn't have the strength to do either. Talk about having no options!

Some research on the web tells me that "hand paresis" and "parasthesia" are, apparently, two of the side effects of UFT. Supposedly all reversible once the UFT is out of the system, but nonetheless SCARY. I guess doctors can't really tell you ALL the side effects of the chemo - there are just too many to name them all, but since chemo affects different people in different ways, what the doctors do is tell you the side effects that occur in the majority of patients, and just hope that you are not in the minority which is affected by OTHER side effects. Unfortunately, Husband seems to be in the minority - and probably in the minority amongst the minority! God only knows what other side effects are going to hit him in the next few weeks.

Keep him in your thoughts, that he should not get any further weird side effects, and that he has the strength to handle the side effects he already has!

And, before I forget, I want to wish James and Winnie all the best in their life together. I was hoping to go for their church wedding this morning, but with Ken feeling this way, I know I am not going to be able to make it!

James and Winnie, Today is your wedding day, and my prayer for you two is that the happiness you feel today will spill over into all your tomorrows, and that it will take you through all the difficult times ahead. May God bless you and keep you, and be a safe harbour for you all your lives.

Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

And now for the down-side..

Yes, there is still a down-side :-p. Simple really - it is all well and good for Husband to know that the cancer marker is going down and his stomach and intestines are technically fine BUT, the reality is that he is STILL living with the pain, the nausea, the lack of appetite, the lack of energy, the diarrhoea, the abdominal discomfort, etc, etc, etc. So, Yes, it DOES still get him down when he feels sick, weak and tired.

Is there anything that can be done? Hmmm, not really, other than to keep encouraging him, cheering him up, taking his mind off his discomfort, etc. How can that be done? Well, I talk to him, bug and tease him, tell him about the emails and phone calls I get from friends, try and get him to read or watch TV, get him to get up and take a walk around the swimming pool at least once a day, etc.

Is there anything that you can do to help? Your prayers for one! And, if you have the time to visit, drop by - come for a meal, or just come for a cup of tea. You don't have to stay for long :-) because I know you are all busy people, but it does help Ken to take his mind off himself and his discomfort. And for those of you who dont live in KL, you can come for a visit too - we have 2 guest rooms!! Just check if those guest rooms are available for the days that you want to come :-D.

Get a small group together and come along.... and since I am not a great fan of cooking, we can do a pot luck, or we can go round the corner to Hartamas or MK Plaza and get food from there and bring it back to the house to eat!

Here's hoping to see you all at some time or the other... and, till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!

Chemo #6: Good news again

Yesterday was the regular drive to Melaka for chemo. Left home at 6.10am, drove out of the car park, and then had to drive straight back in as Husband's stomach started "yelling" for attention! We finally did leave at 6.25pm, stopped once at the Dengkil rest stop, then just continued all the way to the hospital in Melaka! Got there at 8.40am, registered, went to the lab for them to get Husband's blood for testing, then went to see the gastro surgeon.

He poked and prodded Husband's stomach and was happy to be able to tell us the first piece of good news - which is that everything there, considering he has had fairly major surgery, is in good shape. However, as a common side effect of the surgery, the small intestines (which are all normally nicely free floating in the abdominal region) have somewhat "adhered" (stuck) to each other so that they are not QUITE so free floating. This makes the digestive process in the small intestines more difficult - ie, the small intestines have to work much harder to push the food along. And this adhesion is NOT going to go away. To better handle the stomach discomfort (this has nothing to do with the diarrhoea which is a side effect of the UFT chemo pills), the doctor recommended taking smaller meals, more often, and esuring that anything fibrous (eg, green veg, fruits, etc) is cut into SMALL pieces and chewed EXTREMELY thoroughly so that it is easier for the small intestine to push it along. Also, do NOT eat the skin of fruits.

From there we had breakfast then went to see the oncologist. The second piece of good news was that the cancer marker in the blood has gone down even further - it now stands at 146.8, which is GREAT! We are now back down to the point we were before chemo even started. We also talked about the extreme diarrheoa which Husband is suffering from - and the oncologist has cut the UFT down to half the dosage (3 pills a day, rather than 6). However, he has also said if the extreme diarrhoea continues, then we have to consider not taking the UFT at all. So, let's see how it goes.

Also, to make life a little easier, instead of having to take the pills 3 times a day at precise 8 hour intervals, he can take them just twice a day, at precise 12 hour intervals - 2 of the chemo pills in the morning dosage, and 1 in the evening dosage. So, 7am and 7pm are the pill times, followed by a meal one hour later (ie, 8am breakfast, 8pm dinner). Fingers crossed that Husband's system finds it easier to tolerate the medication at this lower dosage. As it is, just from the last few days of bad diarrhoea, Husband has lost SIX AND A HALF KILOS! Pity I can't transfer some of my body weight across to him to make up for his loss, and to help me lose :-D

Husband's hair has also started shedding - but, looking at him, you can't tell at all that he is losing hair! Once it starts being obvious, then he wants to go shave his head and start showing off his rather large collection of baseball caps.

His back is still sore (somewhat aggravated by having to run for the toilet so often), but he is getting more used to it, the pain killer dosage is lower than before, and he is more mobile (when he has the strength!).

So, that's it folks. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers and, till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!