I had my first cocktail of saline, steroids, adramycena and cytoxan today. My onc said I would only be in there for two hours. HA! I got there at 9AM and didn't get out until 1PM. (Mental note: eat a real breakfast next time.) Basically they take you to a large room filled with lazyboy chairs. There's TV's, snacks, drinks, etc. I took a book and my MP3 player. I wish I had taken my cross stictch. There was no pain involved really. The drugs are given via IV through a port in my chest. My onc is concerned about my blood pressure because apparently it's rather high. Don't ask me what it is 'cause I have no idea. I remember today that the lower number was 107 but I can't remember the top number. So she gave me a script for blood pressure meds.
So right now I've got drugs galore. I could open my own shop; D's Drug Deluge.
I'm told that side effects won't happen until tomorrow and can last a couple of days. I know one thing that's driving me nuts already and that't that I keep peeing my pants. I was told to drink tons of water 'cause it helps flush this stuff out of you but all it's doing is making me pee myself. I went to the bathroom, sat down and three mins later - voila. Had to change again. So now I'm wearing a pad. Loverly.
We're epxecting guests tonight so I should try and get a nap in while I can. This ativan is going to kick in any moment. I'll update tomorrow. I see my PS in the morning for a consulation (keep expander? remove expanders? hmm) and then I have to go back to the onc's office for a shot to raise my white blood cell levels. For right now I need to stay away from all folks with colds and and the flu. And guess who has a cold? JIM.
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