Thursday, March 15, 2012

1st inning.

So unfortunately these treatments will go 3 beyond the traditional 9 innings in baseball... but it's a countdown nonetheless.  Today went pretty well, certainly better than I expected.  I was most nervous about having my port accessed and the threat of nausea, but thankfully these people know what they're doing and preemptively gave me some zofran and benadryl through my IV so I never felt nauseous.  The whole process was quite a bit longer than I imagined.  I knew I was coming in for labs, appointment with my Oncologist, and a 90 minute infusion, but I think we were there almost 5 hours today.  My Oncologist is fantastic, she has such a calm yet strong demeanor and really listens and teaches me too.  I thought that the 90 minute infusion would just be one wham bam combo chemo, but it was actually very different.  First, labs were drawn via my port, then I was given zofran, a test dose of the B in ABVD... followed by benadryl then the A, the rest of B, and V pushed slowly by my nurse, followed by D which ran over 30 minutes.  Really no side effects so far.


I can say that my appetite is quite strong, I think I ate throughout the entire process... candy, fruit roll-ups, pizza, chips, chocolate... man no problems there so far.  Erik was with me today through everything and that made the 5 hours go much more quickly.

About half way through... not too bad :)

These chemo rooms really are nice, some of them have window views, mine didn't today, by maybe next time.  They are all private rooms with a recliner and a TV.  I think TV and movies made me picture a giant room full of sick people all looking pitiful... so this is much better.


My spot

This is my favorite image for today... created by my 12-year-old brother Jack.  He and his mom (my step mom) are on Sanibel Island this week and he was very thoughtful to do this for me:

All shells
Thank you for all the encouraging messages today.  Plans for now include resting and relaxing tomorrow through the weekend, follow-up appointment to check my port on Monday, then possibly work Tuesday-Thursday, and wedding weekend beings Friday.  The 2nd inning begins March 29... same time same place.

Love,
katy

3 comments:

  1. im so glad youre doing this blog, darling. so great to keep up you during this process! my bible study group and i will be praying for you the whole way. :-)

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  2. you're such a rockstar.

    and jack with the shells?! so legit.

    love you.

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  3. your attitude is inspiring lovely lady.
    thinking & praying for you daily.
    no way is jack 12...man i feel old.

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