Interestingly enough, the Chemotherapy has never made me fearful. Its just another thing that I need to do.
Today, was the day.
We arrived, got my chair, (not the window seat I was hoping for....).
As the nurse set everything up, she let me know what the medications were and what they would do to my body, what would be the side effects.
As a woman who needs to know, this was amazing. It reminded me of working with Dr. Lewke, who would take the time to teach me the "why" of what we were doing.
We arrived at 9 and we left just about 12.30--it was really great.
After chemo, I was feeling weird, but really not able to put a finger on it--just felt off.
Melissa and I went dress shopping and we may have found a winner.
It is now 7pm, we are still waiting for Kent to arrive for dinner, I miss the medication schedule by 40 minutes. I won't do that again. I was feeling horrible at 6.40. I checked the schedule it stated eat, take this pill, I muched a bit and 25 minutes later, I am feeling much, much better.
So, tomorrow we are back for another day of Chemotherapy. They have warned me that it's a one-on-one nursing day. The medication will be fed in via IV and pump, but it make make my blood pressure or blood sugars spike or drop. They also said that it could take up to 7 hours to complete.
I am not looking forward to 7 hours in a recliner. I am not allowed to leave the ward--today they would only let me go to the bathroom.....doesn't make for an exciting day. At. All.
So now, off to have tea while the family eats, I am just not feeling like food is a good option right now.
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