The visit to Dr. Beeram went very well. I loved the looked of amazement on his face when he saw how much better Larry looks. I was wrong about them doing chemo during his rehab time in Cibolo Creek Nursing & Rehab. He says he wants him out of rehab because his treatment schedule is going to be 1 treatment a week for 3 weeks, then a week off. I was a little disappointed to hear the chemo would wait. But, I do understand his reasoning since he is going for aggressive chemo treatment when he starts the treatments. Knowing they are going to get that aggressive is very reassuring. Most of the chemo will be done in Boerne, by his assistant, but he wants him over at his office in San Antonio at least once a month to monitor his progress himself.
In the meantime, it's more, "Work it baby! Work i!" for Larry so that he can get in the shape he needs to be to get out of rehab, and into chemo. The good news on that is he continues to improve every day in his rehab sessions. Except for when they really stress him, his oxygen saturation levels have been staying in the mid to high 90's, and that is with them decreasing the oxygen flow level to a 4 at times. Yes! The workouts and oxygen therapy are helping. We told him about how they were working him out, and that was Matt who will decide when he is through with rehab. I said, "Heck, they had him in the gym this morning working him out when I got there. And Matt mentioned when he got back, they would do some more." Dr. Beeram smiled and said, "I have never met Matt, but tell him I said I already like him." I made sure I told Matt that when got back, and told him to keep up the good work.
I grabbed a little me time, and some quiche for lunch from Bear Moon Bakery while Larry had his lunch, and some more rehab. After lunch I stopped on the way back to see him again, and fed the ducks along River Road Park. Even after I ran out of food, one duck came over and settled down by the bench I was sitting on as if to keep me company while I relaxed a little more. As I left I thanked him for his company, and gave me a duck nod in return. Larry was on the arm bike when I got back from lunch, and doing very well. His OT gal was very pleased with how well he did, even after that trip to San Antonio this morning.
I'm also glad to report his new portable oxygen machine was here when I got home. It and the extra battery are charging up as I type these words. And none to soon for me. Although the staff is great at Cibolo Creek, they sometimes forget that right now, even just sitting, 4 is the lowest he is suppose to go, so those tanks don't last that long. They were going to send him over with just one tank, but I was adamant that he have 2. Good thing I was pushy about that because sure enough, we had to switch him to that 2nd tank just before we left the doctor's office. Thank goodness in the future we will not have to rely on those tanks when we go somewhere. With ac/dc chargers, and the extra battery, he will have plenty of oxygen wherever we go.
