Slightly Better

Paul slept fairly well last night, and was very hungry when he awoke. He wanted McDonald's pancakes of course. He had three! Later, he asked Leigh if they could go back for dinner. This afternoon like yesterday, he is sleeping off the narcotic pain killer. The infusion this morning went well, and Leigh said that he didn't appear to experience much if any pain since he fell asleep so quickly. Hives are the other annoying side effect of this treatment which makes sense if you consider that this therapy is about supercharging your immune system to kill cancer cells; hives represent the body's attempt to mount a defense (e.g., histamines). Paul is getting antihistamines to deal with hives, and so far it's worked fairly quickly. We appreciate your prayers against side effects and pain.