Just a quick note to let you know what's going on with John...We saw Dr. Low at VM today, mainly as a consult about the discomfort John had been experiencing with his feeding tube. Long story short, John needs to stay hydrated and continue easing back into a more varied diet. Still small amounts, but he can now include toast (not fresh bread...toast), crackers, fresh fruits and vegetables, and meat. The key is to CHEW CHEW CHEW. And the tube will stay put through chemo/radiation to ensure adequate nutrition should John have a more difficult time this go-around with treatment due to a diminished stomach. His physical discomfort with the tube has pretty much gone away and, hopefully, it will not flare up again.
Next step is an appointment Tuesday with Dr. Nestor, oncologist and the following week with Dr. Taylor, radiologist. I will let you all know when treatment starts and how John handles everything.
We finished the Montmatre Cathedral jigsaw last night, with a little help from Token who was arbitrarily pulling pieces off to assemble a puzzle of his own design on the floor. (Brilliant cat!) We'll disassemble it and take it to the cancer center when we see Dr. Taylor...
Wishing you all a happy 4th of July....Love and thanks as always...Nancy
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