Good morning!
I am coming to you from Apple Hill Cancer Center. Michael bought me a carrying case for my laptop so that I can bring my laptop along when I come for treatments. It's sort of nice because I have a journal of procedures, medications, and procedures started in Excel. When a question comes up I can easily access my document and provide the nurses with the correct information right from my laptop.
I am currently receiving my pre-chemo drugs. The one I am getting right now is to prevent me from becoming nauseated. They give me the first dose through my port and the second and third doses will be by mouth the next two days. The doctor did not like that I lost 15 pounds in six days the last treatment.
Next will be the anti-allergy drugs which make me very sleepy. Then the six chemo drugs will be given bag by bag. They monitor me every 30 minutes, for two hours once the Chemo drugs begin. At first the drip is slow and then after two hours they open the drip to run very fast. They just told Michael that it will probably be around 4:00 this afternoon before I am done.
It was great to see the pictures of Nicole and the girls. It was also great to hear from Nicole. Wow, the girls are growing! You know, riding a horse is on my list of things to do.
I also LOVED the pictures of Dalton falling asleep in his chair. The older he gets the more he looks like Justin. Now I hold my breath to see if he is going to act like Justin....LOL. As I tell Julie.....it's payback time!!!!!!
I also have enjoyed seeing all of the "old" pictures posted. I just have to laugh out loud. Where did the years go? Not that any of us are old but when I look at some of these pictures I do have to admit that I can remember "when".....LOL.
It's raining here today. I can hear it hitting the roof and I can see it on the window near where I am sitting. It's a good day to be inside for sure.
The infusion room is a flurry of activity as usual, although not all of the chairs are filled this morning. Usually by this time it is standing room only. The nurses are all very nice here and go out of the way to meet every need you night have. Today I came prepared with my own drink and snacks. If I want a sandwich later they will send someone to the snackbar for me. After while they will bring me a warm blanket and a pillow and I will sleep off some of the medication. They just started my third and fouth medications. The next two are the ones that make me sleepy and then they will start the actual Chemo medications.
I defrosted chicken breasts and will make white chicken chili when I get home today. Today, tomorrow and Sunday I need to eat, eat, eat (food is medicine) because by Tuesday I will not be able to eat hardly at all. I have to drink most of my calories once the side effects begin.
Michael has promised to remind of these really good days during the time I am so sick. The sickness brings on a tiredness that is beyond description. It is an effort to swallow spit, your eye lashes hurt, and the covers touching your skin feels like hot needles. So it is really easy to want to give up when you are feeling so poorly but Michael is not going to allow that to happen. He will keep me motivated and remind me of my end result which is a total remission AND/OR BECOMING THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER BE CURED OF THIS CANCER!
Well, the nurse is here with the next medications and I am going to become very sleepy so I had best finish this post and sign off.
I hope you all have a GRAND and WONDERFUL day. Make sure you do something special JUST FOR YOU!
Love,
Doris
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