Well sequels are rarely as good as the original and in the case of Holly's chemotherapy, that sad fact has nfortunately proven itself true. Friday was the second session of the first round of chemotherapy. We reported to the treatment room for a blood draw and quick white blood cell count at noon. While waiting for the lab, we wandered down to Subway for a light bite to eat before our 1:00 appointment. Met with the doctor at one for a quick exam and Q&A about round one. The doctor decided to replace one of her anti nausea medications, compazine with a fancier medication called kytril, which is a pill form of the stuff she gets in her IV. The kytril turned out to be a challenge to find, after visiting two pharmacies and calling another seven or eight I was able to find the kytril near our home. After the exam it was time to plug in and get treatment, the treatment went well, was uneventful and we both wound up catching a short nap.
We got home around 5 and shortly after, my sisters Debbie and Laurie showed up with dinner. It was a nice surprise, they stayed for about half an hour getting dinner ready, then were off. We had a nice quite dinner and Holly was feeling tired but not bad. About 7:00 Holly started to feel a little off, nausea set in and after a couple of hours she lost her dinner. We had a quick conversation with the oncologist on call, adjusted her medications and she had a good night sleep. She is pretty wiped out today but actually held down some soup and is in good spirits.
John
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You need some Nachos! haha! glad you are in good spirits, or atleast you were yesterday.Hope your feeling better today! :) That was very nice of John's sisters to bring you dinner.
ReplyDeleteHolly, you are very brave. Every little thing that bugs me in my life right now seems insignificant compared to what you are going through. thanks for giving me some perspective on what is important in life. you are in my thoughts often....:)
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