Uphill Today

Ray is so much better today! The joint pain has subsided a lot making his & MY life more bearable. It truly was a rough couple of days but fortunately the med that was causing it has been stopped. Still some issues to overcome but we're on our way! 

Right now there is mainly just two things we really need to get through. Both his feet remain swollen & full of blisters & rashes, making walking difficult. The swelling seems less in the morning but by afternoon, it's back. The daily trips to the hospital require him to be up & on them somewhat which doesn't help.

The other problem is his inability to eat solid food because his esophagus is still painful from the mucositis sores. He is reduced to lots of Boost drinks, Cream of Wheat & whatever else I can think of that has no lumps in it that he's willing to eat. Just the slightest bit of lump in foods hurts him. I need to get protein in him to combat the fluid retention he has so I made up some jello with lots of cottage cheese in it & ran it through the blender to make it smoother. Guess that'll be supper for him tonight.

Oh & the drinking of fluids is going very well too! He's really giving it his all.