Day 6, June 3 One day after Sharon's birthday

I had just one more thing to do before I was free from the Chemo clutches. I had to go get the shot, ya one more poke, of the stuff that will bring my blood count back so they can give me more Chemo in three weeks. I did all the things they said I could do so the poke would not hurt, except the nurse that told me where she was going to poke me was not there and the new nurse said she wanted to poke me some where else. So all the prep of putting the numbing cream on my arm was for not. Then she tells me, it's not the poke that hurts, it's the medicine in the shot that hurts. It's very thick and you feel it going in. It do sting. There was an 80 year old lady that got one just before me and she survived, so I had to sit there and grin and bare it.

I finally slept until 5:40am today. They took the needles out yesterday and it is a lot easier sleeping with out them in my chest. They make me drink water all day long, it's to flush the toxins out of my system. the only problem is that at night is when they want to leave me. I'm up like four time a night getting rid of excess water. The other advantage is however that you also loose weight doing this. I'm down 10lbs in just a week. If this keeps up, you will not even recognize me.

I'll keep you all informed as to when the hair starts to fall out. My blood sugar was still high today at 225. I'll get that back under control now that the Chemo is over for a while.

Larry, if you don't make the parties you can't defend yourself. That's the way of life my boy. You are my younger brother.
Tom