Chemo

 September 10, 2022

Not much has changed.

Ren still doesn’t eat enough or even much. I bought protein drinks which he uses for meals, especially lunches. We go out to restaurants, and he orders normally but eats very little. When he takes leftovers home, he rarely eats them. He has lost weight: probably about twenty or thirty pounds. His hair is completely white, and there is very little left on top, and the sides are still there but thinner.

He still won’t drink enough water to keep himself hydrated properly. He frequently gets diarrhea or constipation. His muscles have deteriorated a great deal. He usually needs help rising from the booth in restaurants, and he has to manually pull his legs into the car.

He sleeps a lot. Taking a shower and drying himself wears him out. He then needs to rest or sleep for an hour or two. And most of the time after lunch he will take a two or three hour nap. At nights sometimes, he sleeps with just one trip to the bathroom, but at other times he is restless, has insomnia, and most nights ends up on the couch where he seems to sleep better.

I can’t help wondering if he drank more water would some of the fatigue be eased. But the symptoms of the chemo do include fatigue.