Well the adventure continues. Last monday Pam had some labs drawn that by Wensday had the Oncologist concerned that we needed to get some chemo started. Initially we were going to try to get this done at home. It was however going to be difficult  so we decided to get things started at the hospital. Sort of glad we did. Friday was a miserable day for Pam; very nauseated and it took a lot of drugs to keep her comfortable. This only succeeded in making us miserable since she was stoned. Well the doctors decided that despite the fact that CT scan seemed unchanged the GI doctor rescoped her and found that her stomach was not emptying. They could not decide if the emptying problem was mechanical versus functional. Mechanical would be bad and complicated to deal with. Functional would be something to work with. So another day in radiology for Pam and an NG tube. Despite another day of testing a mechanical obstruction was not absolutely ruled out. They started her on some meds to stimulate her gut. Over the next few days she made some real progress. Her mobility increased. Her nausea was minimal. Need for pain meds was decreasing. Eating better but it will take some time to catch up from the last 6 weeks. Your prayers and support have been life saving for all of us. We also had a wonderful visit from Pam's family. The infusion of family and humor was timed perfectly. Kendal and Scott are and will also be home this week. Mama D is coming next week.