Wednesday, 2/16 -- No hospital stay, and new drugs.

I made my goal. I came home yesterday.
It was close.

I had to ride up to the office in a wheel chair because of some weird visual distortions I'm starting to have. I think its the steroids mixing with some of the couch medication. Just a theory. I felt awful enough that I thought they were going to want to keep me. Luckily, I didn't have to stay.

The worsening cough that I've been having turns out to be a thrush infection in my upper throat. I'm on some new goofballs to take care of it. So far I do feel slightly better. Slightly.

I'm going to be coughing up some interesting things over the next few days. I'm making those disgusting "old man clearing his throat" sounds a lot. I feel bad for Lyn, she has to listen to it. But she's supportive about it.

They cut back on the steroid. I'm happy about that. Maybe I'll start to feel like myself again??? Who knows. I've been so out of myself for so long that I don't remember what normal Eric feels like. My moments of true lucidity are rare and random.

We will start on a new chemotherapy treatment next week. Doxil. It's mostly used for Ovarian Cancer. But that's not too strange of a leap. Testicles and ovaries are brother and sister.

My health has been very poor for the past month. Weakness, fatigue, coughing, pain, hospital stays. It has taken its toll on Lyn and myself. We are both very tired.

Despite this exhaustion, we continue to fight. I don't know what this next round of chemo will do to me. Hopefully, it will be positive. We need to continue to beat the cancer cells down.

The love and support of family and friends is what is carrying us right now. Thank you for your strength.

By the way, have you checked out our recipe blog?

http://ericandlyn.blogspot.com