Horrific Hiccups

Ed's blood counts were better yesterday, not great, but good enough for an 80% dose of his chemo, which is carboplatin and gemzar, along with Aloxi and Decadron. He's scheduled for blood work for the next two Fridays, then a scan and a meeting with the doctor on April 10th. That means we'll be here in North Ft. Myers until then.

Last night was a long one because Ed had the hiccups all night. We googled "How to get rid of hiccups" and came up with all sorts of magical cures. Ed tried some of them and found that the "breath-holding" technique seemed to be the easiest to do and it worked.......for about 15 minutes and the hiccups would come back!

We had lunch about a half-hour ago and he hiccuped the whole time he was making a sandwich, but (I'm afraid to say this because it might jinx things) by the end of lunch, they quit.

, the hiccups just returned. As with most men, Ed refuses to call the doctor because he already has enough drugs in his system.....which I have to agree with in this case. I think I see a nap on the horizon for us both.....then again, maybe not!