9:00am. We arrive at the Cancer Center for lab work. Chemo is supposed to begin at 10:00am.
10:13am. Labwork is done and we're upstairs waiting for chemo to start. They seem to be running a little late, but I'm not quite ready to start having a hissy. DKO is reading some tawdry romance with rakish dukes and prim debutantes in hoop skirts...and is completely ignoring her bored husband. (Diane's note: I was actually reading a mystery).
10:35. We're upstairs meeting the chemo nurse, getting various pills and capsules and---I believe---waiting for the chemo drugs to arrive. As we wait, a huge dog named "Fashion" shows up. She's very friendly and dko enjoys dog-bonding.
10:45. I head to the coffeeshop downstairs for coffee for me and muffins to share. The banana nut is clearly a hit.
11:30. They started the drugs and one of the first ones is always benadryl, which puts dko to sleep.
12:30. DKO is still asleep and they've started the first of the two chemo drugs.
1:30. I'm off to pick up lunch at Ghini's: really yummy garlicky spinachy cumin vinagrette for me and a half sandwich for dko.
2:00ish. We schmooze with the nice chemo nurse who, it turns out knows our friend and colleague EJ (also undergoing cancer treatment).
3:00. We're on our way home.
Evening. DKO is exhausted, but doesn't appear to be nauseous. D makes "Mexican hats" for the rest of us and dko nibbles. We watch "Rundown" with D who seems to enjoy it.
Next morning. DKO seems to have slept through the night o.k. D takes her in for intravenous fluids. The doctor ordered these for the next few days in advance, hoping this might ameliorate the effects of the last round.
The $64k question is how much discomfort this last round will be. The labwork apparently showed no potential problems there, so my fingers are crossed.
7 comments:
My fingers are crossed, too! Glad to hear D's taking such good care of y'all, making yummy food and doing doctor runs. Way to go!!
I realize there may be side effects to come, but I am also very happy to hear that the final chemo treatment itself is in the past! That's great!
Eve agrees with Adam! (Surprise!) Tummy aches are soon to be a thing of the past! Maybe not soon enough for DKO but "this too shall pass."
Kisses and hugs from California! (As it looks like drugs and munchies and tawdry reading is covered!)
E, E & S
You met a dog called "Fashion" who was giant! That's got to be a good omen.
When dko is feeling up to it, there are two very cute puppies who would like to crawl on her and let her snuggle them over here. They seem to have the mighty puppy powers of healing...
Yay on getting thru the last chemo! Here's to hoping the next week is w/ very minimal side effects!!
Love ya & miss ya!
whee dko!!!!!!!!!! so glad the chemo's done...this paves the way for better times for both of you!! enjoy!!
Yahoo! Hopefully the last won't be the worst. Maybe if there had been dogs the other times ???????
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