Good morning. So today is a Bleo day. That means just the one chemo treatment and a week off!
9:00 AM O:4 P:0 N:1 T:0
So I have been fighting an angry stomach for several days now. Today is no exception. It doesn't agree with anything I eat or even like water/crackers. I am talking to the nurses about it today to see if we can get some solution to it. That's why my overall rating is not great even though the rest of the ratings aren't bad. They drew blood today to see how well my white/red blood cell count has held up from last week. They also weighed me and I have lost 8lbs, no fun. I will attribute at least half of that to the last few days issues but obviously they don't want me losing weight so I am sure I will get a talking too ;-) Its the new Hollywood fad diet CANCER+CHEMO = Summer body! As I find out more I will update the blog.
Got my white/red blood cell count back and I am good. Both are steady, that's a good thing because being able to handle the first round well means hopefully I won't need a transfusion down the road in the later rounds.
11:25 AM O:1 P:0 N:0 T:0
Back home, everything went well Bleo wise.. its quite a small dose must be some potent stuff! Most of the time was spent hydrating me with fluids and then the pre-meds. The Bleo dose took ~15 minutes or so, now I am back home. We just need to stay on acetaminophen, for the fever/chills, and we added a few new meds for my stomach per the nurses suggestions to hopefully help on that front. I am going to try and eat somewhat normally today, like yesterday, as much as I can and see if the new meds help calm my stomach etc. Great news is that I get a week off chemo! Now I need to focus up on getting this house packed and ready to move hahahaha.
9:00 AM O:4 P:0 N:1 T:0
So I have been fighting an angry stomach for several days now. Today is no exception. It doesn't agree with anything I eat or even like water/crackers. I am talking to the nurses about it today to see if we can get some solution to it. That's why my overall rating is not great even though the rest of the ratings aren't bad. They drew blood today to see how well my white/red blood cell count has held up from last week. They also weighed me and I have lost 8lbs, no fun. I will attribute at least half of that to the last few days issues but obviously they don't want me losing weight so I am sure I will get a talking too ;-) Its the new Hollywood fad diet CANCER+CHEMO = Summer body! As I find out more I will update the blog.
Got my white/red blood cell count back and I am good. Both are steady, that's a good thing because being able to handle the first round well means hopefully I won't need a transfusion down the road in the later rounds.
11:25 AM O:1 P:0 N:0 T:0
Back home, everything went well Bleo wise.. its quite a small dose must be some potent stuff! Most of the time was spent hydrating me with fluids and then the pre-meds. The Bleo dose took ~15 minutes or so, now I am back home. We just need to stay on acetaminophen, for the fever/chills, and we added a few new meds for my stomach per the nurses suggestions to hopefully help on that front. I am going to try and eat somewhat normally today, like yesterday, as much as I can and see if the new meds help calm my stomach etc. Great news is that I get a week off chemo! Now I need to focus up on getting this house packed and ready to move hahahaha.
Keep your spirits up. I always said that cancer weight lost was the greatest, hahahahaha! I love you!
ReplyDeletehope you are have good day things seem to be going pretty good wish i could help you more thinking of you alot
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the update. I just came back from my pre-chemo consultation and it is amazing how much your blog has educated me about the whole process. There were no surprises since I had heard all about your week here. I really do thank you for doing this. Have a great week!
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