Darrell came home today at about 10:00 a.m. The "safety/security" guy checked his radioactive level and it registered 3.5. The State of Alabama requires that he be at least a 5.0 before leaving.
Now that he's at home he still has to follow a few rules for the next 3 days til the level is a "zero". He will have to sleep in a different bed (and get a new pillow on Sunday), take showers and use a separate bathroom than the rest of us, and use paper products to eat on for the next few days. But other than that, it's over. Thank the Lord! He goes back to the hospital on March 28th to have a full body scan to ensure that there are no more cancer cells in his body. But we're believing that they are ALL gone with this procedure!
He was a little nauseous this morning, but seems to be getting better this afternoon. He wanted something to eat other than the boring stuff that he had been eating for the last few days on this low iodine diet, so we ate pizza for lunch today!
He will now start on a new drug - synthroid - and he will have to take that for the rest of his life. We hope that drug will help real soon with the swelling and weight gain during the last couple of weeks and also increase his energy level. He'll be off work the rest of the week while his body adjusts to this new drug.
Thanks so much for your prayers during this whole procedure. We know that God has honored those prayers. Check back on March 28th for the last report.
Continue to pray for our friends, James and Annalie, who are both undergoing either chemo/radiation or are waiting on test results from a tumor. We know God will deliver them to good health again, too.
Vickey
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