First Chemo Treatment

I arrived at my first Chemo treatment after a slow down on 131 due to an accident.  My taxi got me there via division pretty quickly after that bump in the road.  Good job Melissa! My appointment was at 9 am.  However I wasn't called to the lab area until 9:20.  They need to do blood work first to make sure your red and white blood cells are at normal range to due the treatment.  Then the pharmacy has to have those results before them make your personal concoction. During this time you are back to the waiting area.  At about 10 or after I was called to the Chemo area.  In this area you have a personal partion with a reclining chair, cubby for personal belongings and a tv. Warm blankets and pillows are offered too.  My nurse came to me about 1045.  I think that is a generous time.  I think it was later.  At this time she access my port and started a saline bag for extra fluids.  Then I take Tylenol orally and receive Benadryl by IV.  After the Benadryl is done dripping I was given the Herceptin Drug.  That lasts an hour and a half.  After that was done I had to listen to the IV pole beeping , hit my nurses button, and wait for the next drug.  Then she came and gave me a steroid and anti nausea med through the IV.  After those were done dripping she started the Chemo drug.  It had to be given at the slowest rate to start in case of an allergic reaction.  And she had to watch me for reaction.  Then she sped the drip of the IV up every 15 minutes until 45 minutes passed. Then I was on full tilt. I was done at 3pm  However I asked for a copy of my lab work and that took 30 minutes.  So I got home at 4pm.

 That is a long Day.  I laid on the coach until our dinner arrived.  I ate good I  thought.  After dinner, I laid on the couch and dozed off and on -5 minutes here and there. I wanted to stay awake as much as I could because I haven't been sleeping all that good.  I made it to 1030.  However I was up at 1 until 430. Then I was up with the kids at 6:00.  Now I'm updating this blog and I will be going to bed. 

How am I feeling you ask?  The best I can describe is like this....and I get this description from a guy I use to work with.....I've felt worse and I've felt better.  He use to say...I've seen worse and I've seen better when I would ask if he thought something looked okay... Good ol Porfideo.  I use to hate when he said that.  Now it comes in handy.  I have a great head ache. That started before I went to bed so I know it's not just from lack of sleep.  Then I feel like I'm full of junk....which I am.  But that's the best I can describe it to you.  And a little joint pain too.   There's my complaining. I'm done with that.

I was asked to give a shout to someone on my blog and I said I would but I decided that I'm adding a stipulation to that.  You have to post a comment on my blog to get a shout out back.  And this starts as of today.  So if you post a comment on my blog you may get your name mentioned in my blog.  OOOOOO.
Thanks for all the prayers and support.

Kelly
We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. ~Author Unknown