A Glitch...

All considered, Ralph had a pretty good week with two chemo treatments. His stomach swells, but he was given more pills to remedy that. The glitch is that last week’s CT scan revealed nothing new in his lower back, and Ralph said, today, that his back did not hurt much this morning. Meanwhile, his rib began to hurt this week (he had 2 broken ribs when he was diagnosed), and the oncology radiologist says that there is myeloma there. Ralph will begin radiation on Monday, for 5 days. He had not had a CT scan since January 12, 2009, when he was diagnosed. Five and one half weeks passed before his first chemo treatment. The time without treatment was a concern. What was the cancer doing? We are not clear as to whether the cancer is eating bones even with chemo, because we have not had the nerve to ask. Please pray that it is not. His next chemo treatment is scheduled for March 30th.