This is the best he has felt in months. The extra week off of chemo has allowed his system to clear, and he is full of energy and drive. He is hanging out with his friends from church this afternoon and plans on playing video games at the building.

He hasn't started his next chemo cycle as scheduled this week, and probably won't until next week. The doctors haven't agreed on what to do next. Tony is feeling pretty good, but gets tired easily...mostly due to months of near-inactivity.

He is feeling and acting better, but not fully back to normal yet. The added fluids seem to have helped a lot.

He has become very dehydrated from the side effects of his medications. He is dry enough, that they can't take blood samples for testing.

He is being given fluids through an IV and we will probably delay the start of the next chemo cycle. Apparently, this is not uncommon for the chemo medicine he is on.

More later...

Despite the fact that the chemo and minocycline are making him really sick, the doctors in Houston want him to continue taking them in the next chemo cycle with some different medication that may manage the side effects better. Needless to say, Tony isn't excited about that. He is going to see an Anchorage doctor today because he still isn't feeling well despite having quite the chemo a few days ago.

We called the doctor, and were instructed to discontinue the chemo and the minocycline since he was so sick from it. He feels waaaaay better already. We will consult with the doctors on Monday to figure out what to do next.

The side effects really have him feeling bad. Hopefully things will subside when he ends this chemo cycle on Sunday. The new medicine, minocycline, may be the culprit.

He does not have a blood clot in his leg. The ultrasound shows no clots. There was some concern because his feet were cold...one of them more than the other.

He had an ultrasound on his leg today. One of them hasn't been feeling right, so they are checking to see if it has a clot. We don't know the results of the test yet.