(Community Matters) We’re back in Houston. Michael is starting his first round of chemo this week. Today they’ll insert the arm catheter and we’ll sit through various training and instruction sessions. Start the actual chemo tomorrow and have to stay in Houston for the first 48-hour slow infusion of Doxorubicin hydrochloride (the H in R-CHOP), so expect to be on the road back to Austin Friday afternoon.
We have no idea what M’s in for – in terms of nausea & immune system reaction. Optimistic that the antiemetics (drugs to prevent nausea) will be successful, though evidently R-CHOP a more aggressive regimen than most. He’s got six months of this, though we’re moving the treatments to Dr. Fain in Austin after launching this week in Houston. M’s strong, optimistic and committed. We’ll beat this bastard to the ground. Dr. McLaughlin believes virtually certain they’ll achieve remission and quite likely permanent remission.
Drive up and last night mostly focused on logistics of producing M’s play, Highway Home. We have theaters’ calendars and have to pick dates. Katie Pearl has agreed to direct and the actors who performed in the UT workshop would like to participate. Hard to know how Michael will be feeling in Oct, Nov or Dec. All the literature says the latter treatments become more difficult on the patient. M threatens to attend the opening wearing just a turban and his slow infusion fannie pack.
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