Andrea picked me up at 7:30 this morning to take me to my 8:00 appt. We arrived and got checked in then I had blood drawn. Was brought into the "chemo room" which was a room with 8 or 9 reclining chairs, IV post on one side, blood pressure machine on the other. Had to wait about 2 hours for my blood test results, then the nurse started the pre-chemo drugs through the IV. Had to wait about another hour to get the chemo from the pharmacy and actually got started around 11:30. Courtney stopped up around 2:00 to bring me some lunch. I was expecting to go home at noon, but I should have known that was never going to happen. Finished up at 5:00 and Courtney came back to pick me up and now I am home. She brought a yummy salad with things I am able to eat during the first four days after and a container of her homemade broccoli soup. So I ate well tonight because the rest of this week, not so much. Loss of appetite lasts about a week. The plus side to that is I lose weight, yippee.
Holy cow, nothing like 9 hours at the hospital. Hope your blanket kept you warm and your side effects are minimal. So thankful Courtney is there to bring you soup and take care of you. I'm praying this chemo zaps every one of those nasty cancer cells. Love you lots.
ReplyDeleteI've never had a front row seat in a chemo room before. It does sound like a far cry from the Hilton! But, homemade soup and a blanky? Alright! Thinking of you!
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