Dad finished his radiation treatments on Friday! The nurses awarded him a "purple heart" certificate and he well deserves it! We met with Dr. Becdach this morning before his Erbitux infusion. He said that we should expect the side effects from radiation to slowly creep up and hit the max point by next week. They are going to watch him closely and see him each Monday morning during this time. The effects of this radiation can be particularly hard and sometimes the question becomes should they give him a break on the Erbitux to help manage these side effects, or keep going. The doctors both here and in Birmingham said if it were them, they would keep with the Erbitux so on we went.
Everything else looked fine. Blood work, weight, etc. The plan is to go each Monday for now to see the doctor, get Erbitux infusions and heal from the radiation. Your continued prayers are so important to us. Thank you all!
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