The morning started out with some great news. My oncologist said that there was nothing unusual with my brain MRI or my echocardiogram. So, I am starting out with a clean slate. I really feel very fortunate to have all of these tests run and am able to know the true condition of my body. I don't consider myself someone that makes much effort to take care of my body - so, I am breathing a sigh of relief each time I receive the results of these tests.
Next I was off to the juice bar. My regimine is referred to as TAC - taxotere, adriamycin, and cytoxin. I started out with some benadryl, anti-nausea medicine, and then the adriamycin. It looks like a bag of Hawaiian Tropic Kool Aide and is called the Red Devil. I guess it is pretty powerful and at it's worse can cause heart issues and myeloid leukemia. I've found some really interesting information on this drug. I'm going to do a separate post on it - it deserves it! Then I received the other two drugs. The taxotere was given to me at a very slow pace for the first 15 minutes to see if I would have an allergic reaction. I didn't so they increased the pace for another 15 minutes. Still no reaction, so, they let 'er rip. I expected to be there for over 5-6 hours but since my body was handling it well I ended up leaving after about 4. Not too bad!
You should have seen us in there. We set up camp and started playing cards. I brought my computer. I planned on having some fun and posting on the blog live. We got through the first round of our card game as the benadryl went in and that was all she wrote. I was down for the count. So much for my good intentions.
My appetite wasn't affected either. We were all starving and headed out to Olive Garden. I enjoyed a bowl of minestroni and a couple bites of chicken scampi - my favorite! I guess normally I would have eaten a little more but now I have great leftovers.
That's pretty much it. I slept like the dead on and off for the rest of the day. I was also taking steroids which makes my wake up time about 3am. I count on Showtime to keep me occupied until everyone else wakes up.
Tomorrow morning I go back for a shot of Neulasta. This will help my body to regenerate white blood cells. It also has the side effect of intense bone pain. We'll see if I can avoid the nasty effects of this one. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
All in all...not a bad day...much better than I expected.
Chemo - Round 1
Friday, June 25, 2010
Posted by Jenn at 7:25 PM
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