Not feeling good

We came home from Texas two weeks early. Got home Friday, after two and a half days travel, 950 miles. Doug drove most of the way, including a day of high winds, in spite of feeling lousy. I can't seem to drive more than an hour on straight flat highways - I get real drowsy and would probably cause a wreck. So it was by God's grace that we got home safely.

The last couple of weeks, Doug has not been feeling good. A variety of symptoms, including dizzy spells and upper abdominal discomfort. At first we thought we'd be able to stay for our grandson's Air Force graduation, but as he got worse, we decided to head for home while we still could. Getting stuck in Texas with a medical crisis is not high on our agenda.

Today Doug saw our Family Nurse Practitioner. I really wanted him to get a good overall check, and not go to the oncologist just yet. Don't want that specialist tunnel vision when the symptoms are vague.
Blood work shows Doug is anemic - no surprise there. Blood pressure was 70/50. A lot of blood counts were low, some possibly due to chemo. The FNP lowered the dose of Coreg which should help the BP. She ordered an ultrasound of the abdomen which we will get Wed. So we don't know yet just what is going on.

Meanwhile we are very glad to be home, close to familiar doctors and friends. I am sad to miss Ryan's graduation, but our son will be going and promises to take photos.

Update: the oncology office called this afternoon. On the basis of the low blood counts and the way Doug is feeling, the oncologist wants to hold off on the Revlimid for one week and repeat the blood test in a week.