Friday Update

Rob had a restless night last night trying to manage the pain from his biopsy surgery as well as the pain (in his rear, literally) from the bone marrow biopsy. The Dr. has confirmed that the type of Lymphoma is Diffused Large B Cell. We are still waiting for the staging...we should have this info by Monday or Tuesday of next week. We will also know at that time the results of the bone marrow biopsy. Dr says he feels that the staging will be early staging, just based on the blood work and scans so far.

Today, Rob started Chemo and so far he is doing well...weak and tired, but he doesn't feel sick. Hopefully he won't experience the nausea that sometimes comes with chemo. It took about 4 hours to complete the chemo today. The next Chemo treatment will be in 3 weeks and he will continue this for 6-8 cycles. We learned about the many side effects today, both short and long-term. Again, information overload.

So, this weekend will be a lot of much needed rest for Rob. Dr. Braden said he will probably feel like he has been hit by a truck for a few days as he is still recovering from the surgery earlier this week and now his first round of chemo.

Please continue to keep Rob in your prayers.

Love to all of you. Suz