The Steroid Wean Begins

Dave's appointment with the radiology oncologist today went well. I haven't been able to make any MD appointments. Angel Julie and Angel Joni have gone with Dave. They are starting to decrease the dose of the steroids. He's down to 3 tabs a day for a few day (from 4 tabs a day) and then they continue to slowly taper down. He's sooooo glad. He does have thrush which is making it hard for him to swallow and is a result of the steroids. They started him on Diflucan and Benadryl/Maalox/Lidocaine swishes today. This should help him feel a lot better a 2 to 3 days. He did the swish before eating mushroom soup for dinner and got more down tonight. Still bowel issues. Only 2 more radiation treatments. Then Friday we leave for Chicago and Naperville. Chick Corea/Gary Burton concert on Saturday. Looking forward to a little get away and hope Dave feels good enough to enjoy it too.