Thursday, December 18, 2003 1:00 PM CST
Luke here...I've had Nathan at the clinic the last two days. Susan had prepared me pretty well for what to expect. Yesterday went pretty well. Nathan handled it all well. Nathan's pain at the end of treatment is quite awful despite the narcotics they administer. Yesterday it didn't last too long (10-15 minutes of writhing around kind of pain) and then he recovered pretty quickly and was able to come back to the apartment. He napped and then got up and was really in good spirits and acting pretty normal all afternoon and evening. Today was a much rougher treatment day. His pain hit earlier in treatment and was more intense for a longer period of time. He was in horrible pain for 20 to 25 minutes followed by not quite as horrible pain for another hour or so. He wasn't able to have more doses of the narcotic for pain because his blood pressure dropped very low. He just had to ride it out and handled it all as well as could be expected. Finally he was comfortable enough to fall asleep and the wanted him to rest. His blood pressure came up and he woke up and asked to go home. He is acting pretty normal now. He didn't want to go straight to bed. He wanted lunch which is great. Now he is tired and asking for a nap, so I'm off to put him down for a nap and get Julia up from hers.
Thanks for checking in.
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