Well I made it through. I'm home now on the couch while I watch my Mother cook dinner for my family which is killing me. I think that will be one of the most difficult things for me, not being able to do everything all the time. So far so good. No nausea yet. I think tonight will be the big test. I'm on 3 anti nausea medication to prevent it. One I took this morning, and two I got through the IV when I went for chemo. They also sent me home with a bag of drugs for the next few days. I've never had to take so many drugs in my whole life. We went in for 2:00pm and we finished around 4:20pm. It was bit longer today since it was my first time. Usually it will be about 1 1/2 hour. The hardest part really was getting the IV line inserted, other than that it didn't hurt. I had a really great nurse named Judy who spent a lot of time with me explaining all the drugs and their side effects. She was explaining to me that a PICC line might be better for me to consider since the chemo is very hard on my veins when they do it by IV. I'll have to talk to my oncologist on Sept 9th about it but I think I'm going to wait until we get the results of the HER2 just in case.
Earlier this week John and I went to "chemo class" and learned more in depth about the process and side effects. I'm sure John and I were the youngest people there. It was useful and we got a quick tour of the big room where everyone goes for treatment. It was a bit overwhelming seeing all the people in there. One interesting thing they have in the room is the big bell. When someone finishes their last chemo treatment they are supposed to ring the bell and everyone applauds.
I also went to look at wigs on Tuesday. I found one that I liked and put my deposit down. When my hair starts to fall out in a couple of weeks I'll phone Caralyn's up and they will cut off the rest of my hair and fit my wig and style it. So that's pretty much it for today. It's 8:30pm now and I'm still ok so keep your fingers crossed for me that I make it through the night!
Take care everyone!
Earlier this week John and I went to "chemo class" and learned more in depth about the process and side effects. I'm sure John and I were the youngest people there. It was useful and we got a quick tour of the big room where everyone goes for treatment. It was a bit overwhelming seeing all the people in there. One interesting thing they have in the room is the big bell. When someone finishes their last chemo treatment they are supposed to ring the bell and everyone applauds.
I also went to look at wigs on Tuesday. I found one that I liked and put my deposit down. When my hair starts to fall out in a couple of weeks I'll phone Caralyn's up and they will cut off the rest of my hair and fit my wig and style it. So that's pretty much it for today. It's 8:30pm now and I'm still ok so keep your fingers crossed for me that I make it through the night!
Take care everyone!
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