visit with oncologist

Hi Friends,
We saw Dr. Suh, the oncologist this afternoon and he seemed unsurprised at how weak Joe was and that he was retaining fluid in his abdomen. He said this was all a result of the infection and all the IV's he got in the hospital. He was happy with the blood counts. His platelets are back to 59 from 38 and his HGB is 10.8. Hi bilirubin is still a little high at 3.8 but he thinks that is due to the infection. He wants to start chemo again next Monday if Joe continues to improve. He wants him to exercise every day to sweat the toxins out of his body. So, things are going the right way and our goal is to be able to get to Phoenix the middle of May for a week to visit Karen. We are hoping for warm air and sunshine so he can walk outside but we do have a workout area in the clubhouse. The IV antibiotics finish tomorrow and he has already started on the oral. Life will then look more normal without the medical equipment in the bedroom.
Love to you all. Thanks for all your emails and comments. God Bless Mary Anne