Round 4

It's now Sunday, and I've been in room 712 in beautiful Martha Jefferson Hospital  for a couple of days now. The intrathecal chemotherapy went well on Friday, and while there is still some pain, it was slower to arrive and has not been as intense as the last time.  I'm truly thankful for that, since it's allowed me to walk around more and to feel more active. I've noticed that as the chemo dosages have been higher, there's been more nausea as well this time.

I've had lots of visitors this weekend, and spent most of yesterday evening playing Chess with my brother. I did well early on, though I got worse as I became tired.

I've been listening to a book on tape - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I've been enjoying it, though I think it's geared more to the young adult set. But good sci-fi is good sci-fi, and it distracts me a lot and entertains me on my walks down the halls and outside. 

At a friend's suggestion I'm also reading 'Its Not about the Bike" by Lance Armstrong, who himself is a survivor of testicular cancer. It's also enjoyable, since I can  relate to some of his treatment experiences. It does come across as a little bit of shameless career self-promotion, but it doesn't get too much in the way of the read.

With all of the rain we had this weekend, I'll try to post some info on what our home weather station reports. I think some graphs might be in order. :)

I've been playing around with booting my computer from a USB key, which has allowed me to experiment with a couple of different operating systems without the trouble of going through a messy install. So far I've tried Ubuntu and Fedora, both with good success. I think it helps to keep intellectually engaged, when possible. 

This round has found me a little more reflective than the others. The aches and pains are catching up with me, and that can bring one down a little.

Not much else to support, more visitors are coming today and I thank you all for your patience in reading about this patient, and for your prayers and good thoughts for him.