Dad is feeling lousy from chemo.

Dad is feeling lousy from chemo. Am peeved at one doctor's office for calling back and leaving message that clearly does not indicate they paid any attention to message as to why they were called; am peeved at other for not calling back at all.

Seriously? He's calling because he wants your help managing side effects so he can stay on the stuff for the full course of treatment. Since you weren't being any bloody use at all, we've all decided he's decreasing rather than stopping so he can keep using something for at least maybe a little longer.

P.S. I'm actually familiar with this particular drug, though not necessarily this particular usage, so I looked it up. I just love finding cya notes in references, like:  " ... has been reported infrequently and a causal relationship is remote." Iow, has been reported, but not as the most frequent side effect. Other fun phrases: "If any of these effects persist or worsen, contact your doctor or pharmacist promptly." Yeah, well, we tried that. P.P.S. the one that did call back took more than 24 hours.

FYI - the drug in question interferes with DNA>RNA synthesis. Mm, tasty.