Hi Kim,

Thanks for your advice! I will check into whether they have checked for sepsis. They have been doing blood cultures quite frequently. Is that something that they test for routinely?

His latest results came back this morning with the WBC finally almost normal... however now the hemoglobin level is low. The doctor said something about a possible blood transfusion.

He is resuming radiation again today. His team really wants him to complete his treatment (and so do we!). Hopefully there will be no other heart problems. Fingers crossed!

One thing that I found odd, was that before treatment started my father weighed 170 lbs. Then during the past 6 weeks his weight dropped to a steady 157-8 (after PEG tube in place). My mom told me that they weighed him in at *175* yesterday!!! Could that be from all the fluids? We all had a good time making jokes about it, "Wow Dad, have you been sneaking out and hitting the gym again?"

Anyway, I'm off to the hospital now. Thanks everyone for your replies! I share them with Dad and they make him feel better!