1:30 am- I finally fell asleep
4:30 am- I had to go to the bathroom. I hydrated myself very well for chemo so I am a frequently going to the bathroom. I will take a liter and a half of water with me to chemo to flush out the excess. for two days I will have to stay extremely hydrated to flush the chemo especially the Cytoxan out of my bladder. Cytoxan has been known to sometimes cause additional cancers after chemo treatments. So it is important not to hold your urine at all and to eliminate frequently.
6:20 am- I get a text that my cousin has gone into labor. She was due in February. I missed the baby shower because I wasn't feeling well and I couldn't be exposed to any germs. I won't see the baby or her for months, not until I am finished chemo and radiation. Sorry I can't be there, love you! I try to roll over to go back to sleep but I just lay in bed thinking.
7:00 am- My alarm goes off. I don't want to move I hit the snooze.
7:09 am- I get up because I have to go to the bathroom. I go downstairs and fix some breakfast because I have to eat when I take my decadron at 8:00 am. I fixed an english muffin with a fried egg, cheddar cheese and smoked turkey. I am trying to have a good protein breakfast so that my cells will be ready to rejuvenate after destruction ( only the healthy cells). My knees are hurting a bit, I don't know why I guess they are not looking forward to the chemo either.
9:00 am- Still not dressed had to find some paper work. Called my Mother and my Aunt.
9:24 am- Still not dressed but kicking it into high gear.
9:50 am- Out the door and on the way.
10:20 am- Arrive at Maryland Oncology. The beginning of each cycle I see my Oncologist before I have chemo.
10:30 am- I see my Oncologist. Everything is going well. My blood work looks good. I didn't like the fact that my blood pressure was 134/82 it has never been that high. I see a correlation every time I get examined by a Doctor my pressure goes up. The MA said I have white coat syndrome, lol..
10:50 am- Finally got upstairs to the Infusion Center. I was given a calendar with each treatment clearly written out. All the secretary has to do is schedule the time that I come into the Infusion Center a month in advance. For some reason she only scheduled me for herceptin, not full chemotherapy. She said she dropped the ball. I should say she did. She got it straightened out but I could here the pharmacist bitching because he had to prepare so much medicine at the last minute. I understand but they made the error.
11:05 am- Just got the line ( needle) put into my port and the drew my blood for blood work. Now I am being infused with Sodium Chloride which is continually infused throughout the entire treatment.
11:32 am- Now I am getting my pre chemo drugs they come in one bag. Kytril ( nausea), Benadryl ( allergic reactions), Decadron ( increase white blood cells, allergis reactions, inflammation), Xantac ( anxiety) and still receiving Sodium Chloride.
11:50 am- Pre Chemo drugs are all done. Now I have to wait 30 minutes until I can start my chemo drugs.
12:03 pm- I am feeling really sleepy. My heart feels like it's beating really slow.
12:15 pm- Bathroom break
12:20 pm- Started Taxotere infusion and fell asleep
2:00 pm- Cytoxan and Taxotere infusions are done. I slept right thru Cytoxan but I did feel my sinuses sting when the Cytoxan must have been being infused.
2:07 pm- Starting Herceptin Infusion. They are moving this along quickly today.
3:15 pm-Herceptin is done and I am out. I was suppose to have my Neulasta shot at 9:00 am tomorrow but because the Secretary made a mistake I have to go at 3:45 pm. I mad because I have genetic testing tomorrow to see if I possess the breast cancer gene at 11:00 am in the same building but now I have a lot of waiting time in between. Oh well.
3:21 pm- In the car on the way to Home Depot, Walmart, The bank and The Grocery Store.
6:11 pm- Arrive home from the store. Unpack the bags and eat. I haven't eaten one thing since this morning. They didn't have any snacks in the basket today at the Infusion Center. :( I had leftovers tonight liver with onions and gravy, lima beans, rice and garlic bread. I fixed liver three days ago and it seems like it will never end, lol...
7:30 pm- We were going to re shoot a segment for the TV show tonight but I don't think it's going to happen. I am beat. The last time I had chemo I stayed up all night, not this time I can't wait to go to bed!
8:00 pm- I want to go to sleep but I have to eat again now because I am have to take my decadron (steroids). I am not hungry but I have to take this medicine with food!!!
8:06 pm- I don't want to eat. So Iam going to have an english muffin with butter and Smucker's Aplle jelly. Butter is starting to taste real nasty to me and I love butter. Everything is starting to tate like medicine.
8:17 pm- I jut got a picture mail of my Cousin's new born baby. I need to make some calls but I am beat. I'll text everyone instead, I am so tired.
8:20 pm- I am opening up the mail and I see DANNON is now sponsoring me with ACTIVIA Yogurt to help battle my constipation during Chemotherapy. Thank you DANNNON!!!!!! I didn't even know they had 12 packs of Activia!!! Wow. GOD is good all the time!!!!!!!!
9:00 pm- Still can't sleep yet because I have to take Pepcid for bone pain prevention.
9:05 pm- Going to take my shower and get ready for bed only one more medicine to take tonight.
10:00 pm- Now I am taking my Claritin for bone pain prevention.
Hopefully I can go to sleep sometime soon. If not you will know tomorrow when I post about Day 2 of Cycle 2
PEACE!!
10:19 pm- My ankles are swelling and they hurt. I have a dull pain in my chest. I guess I will be up for a while now.
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Wow, what a day. I send you strength and healing....
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