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Your dad is a trooper! I hope things keep going well!

This is a great update!! He sounds just like my dad did when he was going through chemo. You'd never even know he was on it if someone didn't tell you. A day or two of fatigue after each treatment, when the steroids wore off, and he eventually did lose his hair. But not for that long. And it came back thicker than ever... And curly, LOL. It eventually straightened out again.

Your dad has a very full life, I love hearing about his adventures. He's going to have this thing licked. 💪

Dad went in this past Friday. He was supposed to have a short treatment, but his kidney numbers were low. He’d also had some pretty bad nausea the couple of days before and has lost some weight. They sent him home to rest for a bit. He is scheduled for another treatment on 8/27.

🤞🤞🤞Thanks for the update. Rest up, MLM's dad!

Really hoping for the best.

Dad saw his urologist today. The cancer for sure hasn’t grown and the urologist thinks it is actually smaller than before chemo started! This is the news we were hoping to get! Chemo on Friday.

(((MLM)))

Great news!!!!!

Dad had his long dose of his 4th round Friday. He was tired yesterday. He has lost 10 pounds total, but the doctors don’t seem worried about that. This is his last scheduled round. Then, they’ll evaluate and decide if he needs more chemo or if they can schedule his surgery.

Dad had a rough week. He went to the ER with chest pain. Twice. They sent him home both times. He also saw a cardiologist for an a fib episode. On Friday, when he went for his short treatment, his creatine numbers were alarming and his potassium was really low. They sent him to the hospital immediately. He was there overnight get rice fluids. His levels are headed in the right direction, but still not in "normal" ranges today, so he will spend another night in the hospital. The good news is, he is at a point where he can be done with chemo and schedule a surgery - if his scans look good to the doctor.

Hang in there MLM.
Sounds like dad got aittke dehydrated. Hopefully fluids will help get him back to baseline. Something we often see in chemo patients.

Hopefully things will continue to head in the right direction for him.

Fluids fluids fluids.

Dad came home Sunday and has been home all week. He saw his regular dr yesterday and will see his oncologist again on 9/20. We will know after that if/when they will schedule his surgery or if he will have to try more chemo.

Dad had an appointment with his oncologist today. The oncologist agreed that the pain and AFib issues were most likely attributed to chemo and that he has hit the point where more chemo would do more harm than good. He thinks that they will not be long term issues, but will resolve now that we are done with chemo. The oncologist contacted the surgeon and surgery is scheduled for 10/12 - which is sooner than we anticipated. I *think* that’s a good thing.

Great news!!!!!

Dad’s surgery was a week ago today. The morning after, he sat in a chair, drank coffee and watched Bonanza. That afternoon, he started walking laps. Thursday, he walked 20 laps in one go. Friday they adjusted his flow and needed to monitor that. Saturday morning, the urologist said he was doing "incredibly well" and they discharged him. Sunday night was rough, but he took a nap yesterday and mom says he’s "blowing and going" since he woke up from his nap. They told him 3 weeks to walk normally and 3 months for a full recovery. To my dad, that’s just a time to beat 😂
Thanks for listening to and encouraging me through this!

Excellent news MLM. Your dad sounds like one tough old nut.
Hope he continues to do well.

Glad he’s on the mend! (And on the express train!)