Today we saw the chemo Dr. and John saw the radiation doctor for the "plan" - where they are going to radiate him. He got like a tatoo or something that helps them plan where to shoot the radiation. So, now we are NOT going to Michigan and having surgery, we are going to do the chemo starting monday, john will be getting a port put inside his chest tomorrow and that is where they will administer the chemo. Monday he'll be there 8 hours - getting 3 different types of medicine. This is some really wicked stuff, guaranteed to make him feel miserable, loose his hair and if he doesn't drink enough fluids, his kidneys will shut down...Happy Thursday to John! He is going to have to drink 50% of his weight in oz (like 140 oz) a day. We need a portable bathroom!!! After his 8 hours, he comes home and has a pump that will be administering some other drug slowly, 24/7 for 5 days. After this, he'll wait 21 days and do it all again. Everyone we talked to said this is just going to totally kick his butt. They are giving him 3 different types of nausea meds to take at the same time. It's so bad that they probably won't radiate at the same time or he'll be just too sick.
Here's the latest greatest prayer requests:
Surgery tomorrow to install the port - goes well & lite pain
Chemo will go off without any hitches...
John will be as comfortable as possible,
God will supernaturally keep the side effects to an absolute minimum
Sam & Sara won't be scared if John gets really sick.
If you are reading this, you are vitally important in our lives. We appreciate you praying more than you could know.
Please also pray for me, that I'll glorify God as I am pretty ticked off right now, not at him, but at life.
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