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2018-07-17 Recovery Day 498

Today was a great day. I had a really good sleep thanks to no diarrhea and no constipation. I had my regular breakfast to start my day and getting ready for taking my morning medication. Since the forecast for today was still high temperatures close to 100F with humidity high above normal, my morning walk with Dean was again moved to between 8:00 and 8:30. Bottomline for today, I felt health wise way above how I have felt the last 5 days.

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2018-07-16 Recovery Day 497

Today was a good day. I had a good night sleep. I started the day with a good breakfast, t still followering the BRAT diet, just to be safe. During the day my stomach would once in a while rumble which was not really a big problem. For most of the day my energy level felt a bit sluggish, not sure why.

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2018-07-15 Recovery Day 496

Today was a better day. No more diarrhea resulting in a good night sleep. I started the day with a good breakfast, still following the BRAT diet. During the day my stomach would still rumble up every so often, not really a big problem. On the positive side my energy level started to raise. It looks like my bout with the diarrhea seems to be over.

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2018-07-14 Recovery Day 495

Today was another so-so day. The good news the new stronger medication kept the diarrhea in check, especially during the night. I still had to get up three times. During the day my stomach would not stop actively rumbling for a lack of a better word. On the negative side, my energy level was rather low. The good news I had no diarrhea during the day. Hopefully it will stay that way during the night and tomorrow.

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2018-07-13 Recovery Day 494

Today was a somewhat day. The diarrhea is back, starting during the night every hour. It was bit better during the day since it only happen a few times. However, especially after having had IV hydration again I just did not feel well. I did not taking any chances during the day when it came to eating, I am stayed on the special BRAT diet.

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2018-07-12 Recovery Day 493

Today was a somewhat good day. I had no diarrhea until about 4:30. In between I had a good BM around 13:30 which was not totally solid, more of a mashed potato type. We took this one to the lap for analysis. We are back to watch for diarrhea the rest of the day! I am not taking any chances and therefore I am staying on the special BRAT diet.

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2018-07-11 Recovery Day 492

Today was a so-so day. I had diarrhea only in the early morning around 2:30. No diarrhea for the rest of the day! However my energy level was way down. Dianne accredits this to a lack of hydration. Not taking chances I stayed on the special BRAT diet. My oncology doctor, talking with Dianne agreed for me to come in and get to IV hydration.

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2018-07-10 Recovery Day 491

Today was almost a good day. The bad news, the diarrhea was back! The good news it was not as bad as before where I had to go every hour. Today I only had to go 4 times and it was more solid then before. However, I stayed on the special BRAT diet. The diarrhea was only present from about 11:00 to 17:00.

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2018-07-09 Recovery Day 490

Today was a better day. The good news, no diarrhea! However, I played it safe by having still a special BRAT breakfast. The rest of the day was diarrhea free. After resting a bit I went for the daily morning walk. However today I walked alone since Dean had another commitment.

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2018-07-08 Recovery Day 489

Today was a so-so day. The good news, the night was better then yesterday, I only had to get up twice. I got up around 7:30 and had my special BRAT breakfast. After resting a bit and looking after my diarrhea Dianne and I went for our morning walk. I was able to walk for about 45 minutes without any issues. For the rest of the day I stayed on the BRAT diet. The goal was to get to the point that there was no longer any diarrhea.

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