Sam's pain is much better today, probably a combination of pain meds, blood thinners and whatever else he is being given. The swelling in his left leg seems to have gone down a bit and it is not as hot as it was yesterday. He says the knives which were pricking him in the chest have also decreased, but again, do not known if it is the meds or the painkillers or a combination of both.

The RN did give me a shock when he was in. Sam's blood counts are off and if they do not get resolved, it is possible he will need a transfusion. They will be doing full blood tests again tomorrow so we will know more then.  More than likely this is from the chemo, but as with everything else, hard to know for sure.

Sam's mood is much better than yesterday, too, for which I am extremely grateful.

Thank you everyone for all your kind words of support. They are greatly appreciated. Sam needs to get better because silvers (Coho) will be in soon and they are calling our names!

q'ua