10 May, cycle 3A – Mother’s Day
Ugh. Not feeling at all well this morning. I’m listless, tired, my tummy isn’t happy, and I don’t think this blog post is going to be very long. I’m medicated up to my eyeballs and I still have to take my shower and soak the bandages off my toes. Ick. Welp, I’ve showered and done…
9 May, cycle 3A – fifth day of chemo
Nine o’clock and breakfast still hasn’t arrived. I’m so hungry I’m beginning to feel a bit nauseous. A few times now I think I’ve heard the food tray carts rattling about in the hallway outside my room but it may just be my imagination. Oh, wait… TAH-DAH! Food is here! NOM-NOM-NOM. After three heavy-duty chemo…
8 May, cycle 3A – 4th day of chemo
Blurgh. I’m feeling more than a bit dragged out today because of the interruptions last night. Two vitals checks, one blood draw, one 30-minute Cytoxin infusion followed by 15 minutes of saline flush, and then the bandage on my right toe coming undone. I’m a zombie today. Oh, I fixed the toe bandage myself because…
7 May, cycle 3A – 3rd day of chemo
Boy, it’s satisfying to write “cycle 3A”. I’m nearly done with this nastiest portion of my treatment! Anyway, the morning dawned clear but clouds are beginning to roll in quickly. It never ceases to surprise me how fast the weather can change out here. In California we had the mountains right behind us blocking the…
6 May, cycle 3A – 2nd day of chemo (maybe?)
The “maybe” is because the chemo may be held off until tomorrow due to my offending digit, which now thankfully has been dealt with. The podiatrist came in this morning a bit before 10am for the procedure, which really wasn’t much more involved than trimming your nails. The worst and most painful part was the…
5 May, cycle 3A – first day of chemo
The day started with a bang. At 8:15am I was dragged off to the dungeons (actually, Sub Level 2, Radiology) for my spinal tap and chemo. This was probably the least uncomfortable procedure I’ve had to date. The doctor was amiable, kind and chatty and kept me distracted enough that the most discomfort I felt…
4 May – back to the hospital
I’m once again sitting on the back patio enjoying as much fresh air as I can before being re-incarcerated. It’s a bit overcast but the rising sun is peaking through the cloud breaks, turning the tattered edges of the clouds to bright molten gold and pink. Yep, there are definitely perks to being an early…
3 May – fourth break, last day
Yep, last day of freedom, and I started it out on the back patio once again. The weather is cool at the moment and mostly overcast but it’s supposed to get up into the 90s by this afternoon. Right now a light breeze is blowing and it feels almost beach-like out here. The air smells…
2 May – fourth break
HEY!!! Guess what? I didn’t even START a blog entry for today! Still alive, still enjoying my break, still not looking forward to going back to the hospital on Monday. This is it though, the last A cycle I’ll have to deal with, then a short break, then one more B cycle, then I’m DONE!!!…
1 May – fourth break
The countdown to returning to the hospital is starting. There are still some things I need to wash and other items to gather up to take along. I want to try to take some snacks with me this time, things like peanuts and crackers that the hospital unit doesn’t usually provide. Peanuts especially are a…