chemo 15 - red devil 3
This round brought less nerves and anticipatory nausea. It’s the only treatment I’ve done without taking Xanax. Not that I didn’t necessarily need it - I just forgot to take it. I guess, 15 rounds in, I’m getting used to this chemo thing.
I walked into the infusion room, to the scale, and the nurse said “I’m so excited to show you your labs - they are REALLY great.” Wow! She gave me the printout and I was shocked - my white blood cells and absolute neutrophil counts were higher than they’ve been since the start. You know what that means? Some time out of quarantine, a salad, fresh fruit!! But first, let’s get through this treatment.
Your typical run of the mill session. I unpacked and got cozy in the recliner. Waited nervously for the Keytruda and pre-meds. Then, the nurse pushed the red devil through. I opted for an ice pop as opposed to crushed ice and it really made the nausea pass easier. I’m not really sure what it is but the thought of the red devil makes me nauseated. Just writing this right now has a heavy weight of an uneasy stomach.
My hero of a mom brought me a salad to eat for lunch because I haven’t been really allowed to eat one in a while. I sat through the remaining infusion of cytoxan.
Following this treatment I met with my oncologist. She agreed things are still shrinking! Great news!! She agreed I could loosen up on quarantine and see friends - double win!! She said I’m sailing along!!
Monday night brought nausea of course. Thankfully my mom was here to take care of me and Willow. My beautiful friend Jess made chicken enchilada casserole - it was DELICIOUS and kept us fed! On Tuesday, I returned to VCI to get my shot that will help my body grow more white blood cells. Then, I had to face a brain and spine MRI on Wednesday. Another post on that coming soon. But, Wednesday evening I got to see my gals and their pups with a quick visit to Hardywood. I also got sushi with Mary and Leslie on Thursday. Overall, really refilled my cup.
I felt more energized and less nausea this round that I did the previous two. I’m not sure if it was the excitement of getting out of the house, the fear of the MRI scans, or a combination of both.
JUST ONE MORE!!!!!
