Thursday seemed to be a better day for Charmaine. She was feeling more energy...probably because of the new bags of blood! She was still having headaches and some nausea. Toward the night the headaches seemed to worsen along with the nausea. She couldn't go to sleep until almost midnight, because of a rock and roll concert going on outside our building at Emory University!!! She was furious!! The music was so loud that our windows were trembling...she even felt her bed move. And keep in mind we are on the 6th floor. I am not exaggerating. Quite a few other patients on our side of the building have complained too. Anyway, she slept good but continued to take meds during the night.

Friday morning started out with headaches, and more headaches, followed by nausea. At this point, it was important to try to get meds asap when the pain started because her headaches and nausea were related and encouraged the other. So all day we ate a few bites and drank a few sips but never kept anything down. She felt horrible all day...and the meds were not helping. The Dr. decided to remove a few meds from her list and replace them with some different ones. She is resting right now because she had a stronger one that knocks her out...a much needed rest. For the remainder of the evening and night she will be on different meds and we will see how it goes to determine if they were the cause. The Dr. will be back in this weekend to check on her. Pray that the change in meds will help her feel some relief!! The PA (Physicians Assistant)says that her levels are looking good and she should be feeling better real soon.

She has one more day of chemo left in this round (this Monday, Day 11). The PA said today they don't last long and are not so bad. Good for Charmaine to hear today!

Keep her in your prayers that the change in meds will help!!

Stefanie (Sissy)