Monday, March 15, 2010
Actually not a bad day..........3/15/2010
Thank God for daughters, they sure can make life easier in a time of need.
We got to chemo at 9AM and I was hooked up a going by 9:15.
I received about 600cc of fluid to get well hydrated before I got the
2 chemo drugs..aka "the poisons" and another 500cc at the end to help
flush my kidneys as this stuff can be fairly toxic to them. I also received
drugs for nausea...must have worked because I had none.
The whole thing took 4 hours, the chemo sessions for the rest of the week
will last 1.5 hours because only one of the drugs will be given.
Next on to PROV for the 2:30pm thyroid nodule aspiration....no big deal
either. We ended up aspirating 2 nodules and sending it off to the lab
and results should be back in a few days.
Then made a Costco trip and a trip to Jo Ann fabrics, then to
Walmart to buy fabric for Dana's curtains and finally to a
Mexican restaurant for my last margarita for awhile.
At 7PM I'm at the radiology oncology dept. for the first of 35
treatments....pretty painless and they will do their best not
to ding my spinal cord but my esophagus will get hit.
I have a meeting every Wednesday with the DR. to access my
swallowing capabilities and if I'm having problems there is
numbing stuff I can drink until it gets better.
Dana has done a lot of prep work tonight for the
soups that we are making tomorrow so that I
can have a bunch in the freezer.
All in all not a bad day............
And we have finally started........
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Yay Nancy!
ReplyDeleteDaughters are the best!
Patty
Hi Nancy...........I continue to keep you in my prayers.......hang in there. You seem to have such a positive attitude.....that is great. Yes, I agree, daughters are great.
ReplyDeleteHey Nancy!
ReplyDeleteYou are in our prayers and our hearts! I pray that the treatments go well and that you remain nausea free. You are blessed to have such a supportive family and the most wonderful daughter in the world (she never fails to amaze me with her energy and ability--I think I know where she got it)
Hey Nancy,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your dilemma, but if anyone can pull through such a challenge it would be you. You have always been the strong one in the family and have 2 great kids that will be there to encourage and support you.You can count on our prayers (but they will cost you some of those bracelets).
Get well soon, so we can celebrate your victory. We look forward to your future blogs-
Mary Ellen, Caitlin, Adam, Claire,