Day + 5

They woke Terry up at 6:30am to do an ultrasound on his kidneys. Later in the day they got the results that they are only functioning at 30%. They took him off the Vancomycin antibiotic because it has adverse effects on the kidneys. He has had several cups of grape juice but NO food today. They have not started the TPN (nutritional IV) yet. He is on a Morphine pump and Kristina said when he has a grimace on his face (because he is having nightmares) she presses the pump for him. He is running a low grade fever. The nurses wanted him to get up and walk, so Kristina got him up and walked him down the hallway and back. They did a chest Xray to be sure he did not have pneumonia but he is doing breathing treatments anyway. He is scheduled to get more chemo tomorrow and then next Wednesday and that is all the chemo they are supposed to give. His white cell count was .4 today and his platelets are up to 26. They did have to give him a unit of blood today. Terry has slept most of the day. Kristina is spending the night to give Alyce a good night's rest in her own bed. Please keep checking the blog and keep praying. ++++++++++++Karen