Well today is the big day...CHEMO! They have big comfy chairs, heated blankets, free Wi Fy, cable and lots of room to blog and just relax. It's better than the airport!!!! So far nothing hurts, nothing is uncomfortable and I am actually doing really well. I have my fruit punch slushee to keep my mouth hydrated....don't want mouth sores. They flushed the port before taking blood and the saline they used to clean it tasted like garbage in my mouth. Not that I have eaten smelly garbage right from the trash, but that is what I am assuming it would taste like. Only another hour here and I am done. They put the red medicine in (the one that turns your pee pink!) and they had to monitor it so that it doesn't get all over your skin or surrounding tissues cuz it can burn and destroy them. I am in a room by myself and my mom is with me. She just went to the mall to look at a few things and bring us pretzels. yum! So far I can say the experience is not as scary as I thought it would be. The side effects are what I am going to monitor and keep my own personal journal on so the doctors and nurses can help me through them. So far I feel good (knock on wood....
I am knocking on my head right now, but you can't see me!! Ha!) Will blog more later, when I actually have something to report....I know, hard to believe I don't have something more to say!
Palmer comes home today. He was suppose to fly out yesterday, but his flight was delayed in Alabama so it would have been bad for all his connectiting flights, and with him traveling alone, I felt it best that they try to get him out today. My brother-in-law is picking him up for me so all is good. Can't wait to see him!
Well today is the big day...CHEMO! They have big comfy chairs, heated blankets, free Wi Fy, cable and lots of room to blog and just relax. It's better than the airport!!!! So far nothing hurts, nothing is uncomfortable and I am actually doing really well. I have my fruit punch slushee to keep my mouth hydrated....don't want mouth sores. They flushed the port before taking blood and the saline they used to clean it tasted like garbage in my mouth. Not that I have eaten smelly garbage right from the trash, but that is what I am assuming it would taste like. Only another hour here and I am done. They put the red medicine in (the one that turns your pee pink!) and they had to monitor it so that it doesn't get all over your skin or surrounding tissues cuz it can burn and destroy them. I am in a room by myself and my mom is with me. She just went to the mall to look at a few things and bring us pretzels. yum! So far I can say the experience is not as scary as I thought it would be. The side effects are what I am going to monitor and keep my own personal journal on so the doctors and nurses can help me through them. So far I feel good (knock on wood....I am knocking on my head right now, but you can't see me!! Ha!) Will blog more later, when I actually have something to report....I know, hard to believe I don't have something more to say!
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