Sunday, January 27, 2008

No chest pain or wheezing all day!

The antihistamine certainly seems to be doing the trick for the chest pain and wheezing.  He's had none since starting it. Headache, belly pain, and flushing still around though.  I think flushing may be less intense though.  

Doctor stopped over today (it really helps when you know the doctor personally AND he lives fin the same town).  He said the first round of tests for serotonin came back negative, but it could be because of the tylenol they gave him in the hospital the first night (which they weren't supposed to give.)   Also could mean that the tumor is very small which would be very good.  

Shawn was pretty exhausted for most of the day, but I think he's a little more energetic tonight.  We played Monopoly again tonight - Shawn won this time.  (And I don't even think he cheated.)  I have to say that I feel like we are all getting a little slow in doing mental arithmetic... my brain just feels sluggish.   Mental exhaustion seems to have settled in.  

The well wishes and generosity continue to pour in.  We've got meals for the next few nights and many others offering to help out when we need it.  Shawn's doctor even contributed to tonight's meal, his wife brought over a full dinner including pasta sauce he made - quite good, by the way, Shawn wants to get the recipe.   How many doctors do you know that not only make house calls but also cook for you???  

No real idea what to expect in the next few days; guess we'll just have to take it a step at a time.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good luck today! D and I are thinking of you guys.