Kenneth started chemotherapy this week (Dec. 14), and what started out smoothly became rugged quickly. On Monday, he was feeling well enough to drive himself home. Then the reactions started in. Nausea, vomiting, dry heaves. They have tried several different medications to alleviate the nausea, but it has been a rough week for Kenneth and the family.
He completed the first round of chemo on Dec. 18, and is scheduled in January for the second round. The routine has been that Grandma Nancy takes Kenneth to UMC in the morning about 8 a.m. They put him on an iv tube for a few hours, and then he goes home about 2:30 to 3 p.m.
He’s had to have extra fluids because of all he has lost during the treatment cycle.