Chemo Treatment #4

Well, I did chemo treatment #4 on Monday, November 21.  It was a little out of sync though, as Dr. H was on vacation this week, and everybody was moved to the morning - plus there were nurse practicioners there to meet with us.  So we went in at 9:00 a.m. and they finally hooked me up for the infusion at 10:45 a.m. - so it was 1:30 p.m. before we were on our way home.  Picked up some lunch at the drive thru and came home.  By that time I was wiped, so I spent the afternoon on the couch, and did some snoozing.  I was so out of sync with doing the treatment in the morning that I even forgot to put the Emla cream on - so they had to spray me with the stuff that "freezes" the skin so you don't feel the poke.  Wore the pump until Wednesday morning when I went in to get it taken off. 
By Wednesday afternoon I was pretty sure that I was plugged up - so I contacted Dr. B's medical assistant and she suggeted that I take some Miralax to help offset it.  It was either the chemo causing the constipation OR maybe I had gone a little overboard with putting fiber back into my diet OR it could have been a combination of both.  Woke up Thursday morning early having to run to the bathroom - then that slowed down.  I took my Miralax - and it started to kick in about 7:00 p.m. that evening - but not in a good way.  After having diarrhea for awhile things seemed to calm down.  Of course during the time I was in the bathroom sitting on the pot - I also had to grab the garbage can to get sick in.  That was not much fun, but it didn't last very long.  I was also glad that we weren't getting together for Thanksgiving until Saturday - that gave me a chance to rest up!
We did get together on Saturday for our Thanksgiving - the kids did all the work and I basically just showed up.  It was a great low key evening and I am very thankful for the time we get to spend together.  Plus I got to have some time with my two favorite little guys too!
Have to go in for bloodwork on Monday, November 28 - the white blood cell count and hemoglobin were down on the 21st, but not enough that they didn't do the treatement.  I'll be curious to see what they are this week!  Also have to call my friend Nickole, Dr. B's medical assistant - to see what I should continue doing, and what Dr. B suggests.
My appetite slowed down like it normally does after the chemo treatment (back to eating a lot of yogurt) and I have slowed down on the fresh vegetables and high fiber stuff - hopefully that will help.
Hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving - this year I feel like I have so many things to be thankful for - and I have learned that we should never take ANYTHING for granted - be thankful for EVERYTHING!