Chemo number three is done. It seems like I should be much farther along in all of this than I am. There are still five more of those suckers to go. Crap! They give me an anti-nausea before chemo through my port that is supposed to be good for five days. Right... like my little puker self will be good for that long. Last time it worked for about 12 hours, this time it worked for about 3. I should have taken some of my pills for nausea right after leaving the clinic, then I may have been ok, but I didn't take them until I was already nauseous and by then its too late. Its a fun little guessing game of when are you going to puke and when are you not. I was sick on the way home, and got to pull over once. That was a definite low point. Drugs started kicking in last night, so I slept good. Today I feel ok. I'm a little queasy, but haven't been sick, and I've been able to eat. I'll probably have to go get ice cream later just because that makes everything better. :) I'm tired today, but part of that is from the nausea stuff too. I don't feel as loopy and light headed this time. I don't know if its because I had three weeks in between or not, but its better. My next dose is scheduled for Halloween. I really want to be able to take Max the cowboy and Cannon the monster trick or treating, but we'll see how it goes.
I went in for a immune booster shot thing today. I had one after the first chemo, and the actual shot hurt like hell. I'm fairly certain the nurse got a running start from the other side of the room, jammed it in, and left laughing. The one today was heavenly. It was an older lady and she was much gentler, not painful at all. It basically helps my white blood cell count so it'll be in the right range for the next one.
A friend of mine had someone come in to clean our house Thursday. I was a little apprehensive to let others see how much dirt is really here, but wow it was amazing to come home to. Of course, now Brent & my dad are tearing apart the entryway to re-tile so there's dust everywhere. The clean was fun while it lasted. :) Anyway, the little chunk is crying, have a good weekend!!
3 comments:
Glad you are "recovering"! Thats the key then for you "take a anti-nausea med before you go to your next treatment!" Bingo you win! Next time will be better! Playing catch up is hard in anything!
You know that my students read your blog and then laugh - I mean really throw-your-head-back and open mouth laugh . . . the visual of the young nurse with no shot technique will be a point of laughter this week for them. They have been kind of disappointed that there hasn't been cancer-girl drama as of late (I think that is a good thing, though). Here's hoping you have another 'unremarkable' week! Love you tons - Debbie
Mo- Pulling over to puke out of a car is not as fun as it sounds. I can relate. Your posts always make me laugh. Good Stuff. I hope you have had a good weekend.
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