a day in the life
here's a little look into a typical chemo day. note the grey clouds. it is always nice not to waste a sunny day with the poisons.
a little traffic on the south street exit is fairly typical. this trip took about eight stop lights to make the left onto south street toward the hospital.
after arriving and checking in, a blood test is performed, checking on my kidney function and blood counts. then they measure my weight, heart rate, and blood pressure before i meet with the nurse to review the past three weeks' side effects and how i am feeling. this is also a good time to ask questions.
snack time. some cereal and water in the waiting room. now we're waiting for a chemo treatment room to open up so my infusion can begin.
another thing we did this week was collect some paperwork - records of what drugs i'm being treated with and how much, reports from scans, and a prescription for a PET scan to be performed on 3/24.
all plugged in and ready to go, i'm being filled with some decadron (steroids) and zofran (anti-nausea drug).
the big hitters arrive and one by one they go up and come down. the first takes about 10 minutes, the next two take about 30 minutes apiece for infusion. this is at least half the time my infusions took last fall.
that little chart just keeps getting bigger and bigger over on that counter.
more snacking. i prefer graham crackers during treatment. lots of water and if available, a cookie or two.
sweet escape. time for lunch. i did turkey on whole wheat and splurged a bit - pickles. a little chemo allows for a little treat.
a little traffic on the south street exit is fairly typical. this trip took about eight stop lights to make the left onto south street toward the hospital.
after arriving and checking in, a blood test is performed, checking on my kidney function and blood counts. then they measure my weight, heart rate, and blood pressure before i meet with the nurse to review the past three weeks' side effects and how i am feeling. this is also a good time to ask questions.
snack time. some cereal and water in the waiting room. now we're waiting for a chemo treatment room to open up so my infusion can begin.
another thing we did this week was collect some paperwork - records of what drugs i'm being treated with and how much, reports from scans, and a prescription for a PET scan to be performed on 3/24.
all plugged in and ready to go, i'm being filled with some decadron (steroids) and zofran (anti-nausea drug).
the big hitters arrive and one by one they go up and come down. the first takes about 10 minutes, the next two take about 30 minutes apiece for infusion. this is at least half the time my infusions took last fall.
that little chart just keeps getting bigger and bigger over on that counter.
more snacking. i prefer graham crackers during treatment. lots of water and if available, a cookie or two.
sweet escape. time for lunch. i did turkey on whole wheat and splurged a bit - pickles. a little chemo allows for a little treat.
Comments
How is it you make this look so easy? You are amazing! Keep up the attitide and keep a rockin'!
Leah
keep fighting sister.
xoxxoox
R.