Update for March 5, 2009

Dad's first chemo treatment took place at Dr. Weber's office on Friday, February 27, 2009. It took about three hours to administer and he felt no ill effects when in the office or for a few days afterward.

On the evening of March 2, he misjudged the bottom of the stairs when walking down and nearly fell. As a result, he experienced some pain just below his right hip near the top/back of his thigh.

On the evening of March 3, he suddenly felt extremely fatigued, sleepy, and cold and also experienced a severe headache on the top of his head in spite of having put on a new fentanyl patch earlier that day. He went to bed somewhat early and slept for at least six hours straight; this is the most continuous sleep he has gotten for the past several months. He continued to have the same symptoms in the morning, with a break when he felt better for an hour and a half mid-morning, during which time he took a shower.

He and Bette had appointments with Terry Grenchik at 2:00 PM on March 4, at which time he consulted with her about the hip/leg pain and the fatigue and heacache. She gave him a prescription for a muscle relaxant (which has not been filled) for the pain and suggested that the other symptoms are likely a result of the chemotherapy and/or cancer.

I consulted with Dr. Weber on the phone late on the 4th and he agreed that Dad's symptoms could be a delayed response to the chemo and didn't think there was anything else we should be doing at this point.