Valentine's Day

Yesterday was Valentine's (candy, flowers, etc) Day. My wonderful Bride
spent the day at a Trauma Symposium and I spend the day on call (& shopping).
I bought very little but did a lot of window shopping. Found lots of things
that I really would like to have.
We went to a "Valentine's" Dinner @ our Church. Cost the guys $15.00 and the
gals ate for free. They had a game that was kinda like "The Newlywed Game",
we won. The lady sitting next to me said they had been married the longest
time and we had been married the shortest time.......I told her that I did
not have as much to remember.....We got a huge basket filled with chocolate
stuff and cookies and mugs and other goodies. The food was also great. We
both ate the chicken breast and decided to pass on the prime rib. I just
can't eat a piece of meat the looks more alive than I am.
Time to get ready for Church, then I'm going to take my Bride shopping for
some printer paper that she is looking for....It has pre-printed backgrounds
with beach/ocean theme (dolphins in particular). Any one know where to find
such???

The Blog is Back!!

OK, so I lied a little bit. I couldn't stand not making all of you suffer by reading my trash, so here goes.....

If there is one thing that I have learned through all of this is CHEMO will, more than likely, make one constipated. Radiation treatment in the area of esophagus will diffidently cause one's esophagus to hurt.
The constipation is relieved by taking frequent (twice daily) doses of Sennocot and another preparation know as "stool softener". DON'T LEAVE YET, IT GETS BETTER !!!!
The esophageal pain is relieved in several ways.....the first attempt was with hydrocodone with acetaminophen. This succeeded in putting me to sleep when taken at the recommended dosage. Cutting back on the dose didn't help at all. No pain relief.
My wonderful, wonderful Bride put on her thinking cap and came up with a suggestion that we floated by the radiation oncologist yesterday. He said that he used this particular ingredient in a mixture to help with the pain (why didn't he give it to me the first time I asked?). This stuff is good!! Xylocaine, Malox (Cherry flavored) and benedryl. Numbs almost everything from the lips down. We left the pharmacy and went to one of our favorite restaurants for dinner (I had not eaten anything to speak of in about 3 days). I ate the almost the whole meal!!! Who would have thunk??
Today I ate most of three meals. I had been on a weight loss trip, almost 30 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks. My Bride is amazing!!!! I can eat, drink and be merry again.
Depression is no fun either......don't let it happen to you. I was getting or had gotten that way. Pain, even minor, that is constant, will lead you in that direction.

OK, I'm back on my soap box. Get ready to put up with my rants and raves. I think I have found my second wind.