I had Chemo treatment number 6 yesterday - only 10 more to go! As always there is a litany of tests before the fun begins. It goes something like this:
Step on the scale, take temperature, take pulse, take blood pressure (notice that there is no giving going on). Head to examination room, have IV inserted into port (hurts a little less each time, but it is still like stepping on a thumbtack, with your chest), take two vials of blood to be tested, wait for Dr.
Today we discovered that I am suddenly anemic. Anemia is one of the side effects of chemo, but if it gets bad enough I will be the happy recipient of a blood transfusion next week, instead of chemo. So of coarse I am on an immediate green leafy vegetable regimen (as if I wasn't already), and all sorts of other iron rich foods - we will see how it goes.
Well after all that taking, it was time for the giving, of chemo that is. Kristy was my buddy this week, and as much as I wanted to just chat with her, after the bag of benedryl they now give me at the beginning of treatment, my eyes crossed and I fell into a narcosleep like no other. I could barely shake the sleep off to drive home 2 hours later.
The great news is that I feel pretty good today. Probably the best I have felt in weeks to be honest.
Oh and the other great news. My Dr. said that if I was up for it, I should try and have a glass of red wine every now and again...will help with the anemia.
Who knew!
I may take her up on that prescription tonight.
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