Round # 4 starts tomorrow. Ralph will receive IV chemo for the next 2 weeks on Mondays and Thursdays, as well as his every day dose of Thalomid and steroids on the day of and the day after IV. Ralph is very fortunate that the UPMC Cancer Center opened at Meadowlands where he receives treatment. He has decreased his pain medicines from 9/day to 4/day with hopes of eliminating them all together very soon. This past weekend he was able to accompany me to Sam's to purchase a new grill and to Angelo's for take-out. He stayed outside for a while and did a few small jobs of getting out the lawn furniture and cleaning off the deck. Our friends, Cheryl and Tom, from Pittsburgh, visited on Saturday evening. On Sunday, Megan came for the afternoon and thought that Ralph was more alert and seemed more like himself. He has started on the Neutropenic Diet which basically is well cooked foods and no fresh vegetables or fruits, because his immune system will not fight bacteria as well.
http://www.upmc.com/HealthAtoZ/patienteducation/Documents/NeutropenicDiet.pdf
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