Lisa has had a lot more pain last night and all day today, so the oncologist said to raise the steroid dose back up to the previous level.  Meanwhile, she's had to be on a lot more morphine.

Lisa had her first radiation treatment, and she'll have them every weekday for at least nine more, possibly up to fourteen more depending on results.  She has to be in an uncomfortable (painful) position on the glass table during the actual radiation treatment, but thankfully it only lasts around 10 minutes.

In addition to the pain, Lisa has had more weakness today, though it's difficult to know if it's an increase in general weakness, or a result of the medicine mix.  She actually had her legs go out from under her this evening and ended up on the floor in the kitchen (she wasn't hurt), and she couldn't support herself using her walker.  Her mom and I got her up into a wheelchair, and 30 minutes later Lisa was pretty much back to her previous strength level and is able to lift herself up and use the walker again.  But because it can be unpredictable, one of us stays with Lisa -- or in an adjacent room -- most all the time.