Friday, June 30, 2017
June 30.......
6 Taxol down... and 6 to go......
Treatment continues to go well.... the only exception is that food tastes TERRIBLE..... and I have to force stuff into me...
Therefore I am losing too much weight the Dr. said.... so my only solution is to Eat More Ice Cream.... Exercise Less...
It is my new Mantra...
Could be a title for a best seller..... nutritionists may not agree.....
.......................................
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
June 14.
Treatment #4. Treatment room 2.
A month all ready!
The sun is shining brightly through the window, feels great.
Very quite in here compared to last week, nurse says there are only 50 patients scheduled for this room today,
All setup and running.....I trust the rest of this session will be uneventful.
Benadryl is already starting to work.... feeling slightly drowsy. I think they are running fluids faster than usual. It feels like having one drink too many and too fast.
Zzzzzzzzz
I so desperately want to take to take a picture, and should not...... Hmmmm where there a will there's a way
This caught my eye as I looked over at the next chair, the woman is sleeping and I did not want to take her photo.
To paraphrase a song...... Any place I hang my wig is home.
I am home now... taking a nap soon. Very groggy but
VERY GREATFUL, things are going well.
M
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Notes from the treatment room......... June 7 3of 12
The staff are so kind and welcoming, even the trainees. They exude confidence and thus instills it in their patients. I am in a private room with a bed.
However treatment allocations are bases on whatever is open at the time. All the IV spots are comfortable recliners, and there is a comfortable chair for the accompanier.
The nurse has checked my blood pressure, oxygen levels, heart rate and temperature all at the same time. That beats the old way of doing everything with several different tools, and takes up less time.
First on the list is to disinfect the area of the chest where the power a cath is, then I feel prick, and the IV is inserted✅ Both the nurse and I have to wear a mask while this part is being done.
Then I swallow a white pill of ward of any nausea ✅
Then a big bag of Benadryl IV ✅
Benadryl makes me feel a bit dizzy and my words feel thick..
Stu has gone to find me water, I did not bring any this time I thought I would not have to be unplugged from the wall to get the bathroom as many times as last.
Another bag of stuff going through, this is more stuff to keep away the nausea. Decadron to be exact ✅
There is beeping going on all around me....each one is a indication that something needs to be stopped, or a bag of fluid needs to be changed.
I think the Benadryl is affecting my ears as well...Stu is talking to me but saying the strangest things😀
hmmm. Getting sleepy.
My IV poll is having a conversation with another one nearby. I think it is time to stop the Decadron.
I was right, another anti nausea med is now running ✅,,, is a lot in one day, but so worth not being sick to my stomach. A woman has just arrived, she needs to be on a bed for her treatment. I offered to move, a Lazy Boy type chair works well for me.
It is a busy place, 31 treatment places
This is my third of 12 weekly treatments, I see many familiar faces..some with IVs running in their arm, others through the in dwelling catheter is with us all the time.
Many women have lots of hair, this may be their first treatment, or they are wearing a wig....I am letting my little bald, ( well actually peach fuzz) head be au natural.
Benadryl makes my legs feel restless...
I am beeping again....
Everyone is speaking French, however they do their best to talk to me in English.
The nurse is gowned and the purple gloves are on....time for the TAXOL, it seems one of the nurses did not sign off on the Decadron so she has to go and it verified for the chart.
And we are back.
Taxol just started, it runs for an hour and 15 mins ✅
Apparently I fell asleep.....sure hope I was not sounding off my best snores😀
Bathroom stop....got mysel unplugged from the wall without any major disasters. And IV runs for another 7 minutes, then rinse, remove all the tubes and head for home.
Thank you for flying chemo express with me.
I should have left all the typos and mistakes in...... don't type, and take Benadryl at home.... stay safe....
M
The staff are so kind and welcoming, even the trainees. They exude confidence and thus instills it in their patients. I am in a private room with a bed.
However treatment allocations are bases on whatever is open at the time. All the IV spots are comfortable recliners, and there is a comfortable chair for the accompanier.
The nurse has checked my blood pressure, oxygen levels, heart rate and temperature all at the same time. That beats the old way of doing everything with several different tools, and takes up less time.
First on the list is to disinfect the area of the chest where the power a cath is, then I feel prick, and the IV is inserted✅ Both the nurse and I have to wear a mask while this part is being done.
Then I swallow a white pill of ward of any nausea ✅
Then a big bag of Benadryl IV ✅
Benadryl makes me feel a bit dizzy and my words feel thick..
Stu has gone to find me water, I did not bring any this time I thought I would not have to be unplugged from the wall to get the bathroom as many times as last.
Another bag of stuff going through, this is more stuff to keep away the nausea. Decadron to be exact ✅
There is beeping going on all around me....each one is a indication that something needs to be stopped, or a bag of fluid needs to be changed.
I think the Benadryl is affecting my ears as well...Stu is talking to me but saying the strangest things😀
hmmm. Getting sleepy.
My IV poll is having a conversation with another one nearby. I think it is time to stop the Decadron.
I was right, another anti nausea med is now running ✅,,, is a lot in one day, but so worth not being sick to my stomach. A woman has just arrived, she needs to be on a bed for her treatment. I offered to move, a Lazy Boy type chair works well for me.
It is a busy place, 31 treatment places
This is my third of 12 weekly treatments, I see many familiar faces..some with IVs running in their arm, others through the in dwelling catheter is with us all the time.
Many women have lots of hair, this may be their first treatment, or they are wearing a wig....I am letting my little bald, ( well actually peach fuzz) head be au natural.
Benadryl makes my legs feel restless...
I am beeping again....
Everyone is speaking French, however they do their best to talk to me in English.
The nurse is gowned and the purple gloves are on....time for the TAXOL, it seems one of the nurses did not sign off on the Decadron so she has to go and it verified for the chart.
And we are back.
Taxol just started, it runs for an hour and 15 mins ✅
Apparently I fell asleep.....sure hope I was not sounding off my best snores😀
Bathroom stop....got mysel unplugged from the wall without any major disasters. And IV runs for another 7 minutes, then rinse, remove all the tubes and head for home.
Thank you for flying chemo express with me.
I should have left all the typos and mistakes in...... don't type, and take Benadryl at home.... stay safe....
M
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