Chemo Treatment

We got to MAMC at 9:45 AM and at 6:10 PM Tommy started his first of many chemo treatments. He had much energy throughout the day and asked "why" and "what's that" to everything and when he knew better, he'd tell the nurses "no, I hate that". Yes, Tommy is in his Super Man outfit AGAIN. I promise you it's clean every time and washed daily. It's the easiest outfit he owns to put on and off, has no metal on it (which has been important for some of the x-rays and tests) and it makes him feel safe. Now he lays in his bed snacking on pop corn and watching Willie Wonka and the Choclate Factory (new one). He's mentioned that his tummy is sick. So now for the med updates: all our team DR's need to have a group meeting as we are hearing in between them all that Tommy will not have surgery on his foot, if he doens't have surgery than he'll have to have radiation treatments and it goes on and on with all kinds of scarry stories. From now till all of his treatments are over with, we have to wear gloves and masks when we help him to the bathroom and have to flush the toliet twice and it's best tshat he and Maggie don't take baths together anymore. Guess we have to opt for what they did in the old days and have the girls bath first and the boys jump in next. When they first connected the tube to his port, he was very upset and took both Daryl and Iand the nurse to hold him down. He was not comfortable with the port or having them connect meds to it at all. He's now getting better and calling things by their medical terms, although he has nicked name his port tail -- "Scooby-Doo Tail" and the bags of fluid are "Scooby's" drinks or snacks. Hey, whatever it takes at this point!!!!!!!!!! Keep the faith and the prayers. God bless and take care.