Yesterday was the first chemotherapy appointment. We arrived at the Pacific Medical building, Holly got examined by the doctor, then we spent an hour with the nurse going over the possible side effects of the treatment. Once all the administrative stuff was done, it was off to the chemotherapy suite and time to plug-in. The nurses had a bit of trouble plugging into the new port, there was still some swelling from the surgery that complicated the procedure. Once they got plugged in they started the drugs. First up is anti nausea medication mixed with saline which takes about 40 minutes, then the "red" chemotherapy drug (made Holly pee red :) ) which takes another 40 minutes, followed by a clear colored second drug that runs for about an hour followed by a quick 15 minute flush with saline.
Holly is doing well so far, her tummy feels a little off but the medications seem to be helping. We are spending a quiet weekend at home curled up on the couch watching movies. Holly is having an interesting time trying to decide how she is feeling, just sort of sitting around waiting for something to happen.
Today Holly is supposed to give herself an injection to boost production of white blood cells. First time she has to shoot up, I will let you all know how it goes later.
I would like to thank everybody again for the outpouring of support with the head shaving. A special thanks to Monty, Fred and Tom who went ahead and shaved on their own! I added their pictures to the web page.
John
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Holly you look great. You all look great, it must be so comforting to know how much your family and friends love you.
ReplyDeleteSheila
Wow! What a journey huh? It is funny to see John's humour in the posts [ red pee ] lol. Hope the self injection went ok? I assume it must go in the port. :) let us all know if you guys need or want another 'positive' party!!!!!! :) Thanks again for posting John!
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