Sunday, January 22, 2012

Chemo Treatment #7

I did chemo treatment #7 on Monday, January 16 - then couldn't sleep worth a darn that night when I went to bed and was up at about 5:00 throwing up.  Not my best night ever.  So I slept in Tuesday morning.  I even took one of my anti-nausea pills, but I'm sure that came up with everything else.  This is the first time that I have gotten sick this close to the chemo treatment, and while wearing the pump.  I got the pump off on Wednesday and then had to have a neupagen shot at Dr. H's office on Thursday and Friday, and at the hospital on Saturday and Sunday.  KNOCK ON WOOD - no drastic side effects this time.  I'll go in and have bloodwork done tomorrow and then they will see if I will have to do the last two shots or not.  I'm hoping it's so high that I won't have to, but it got very high last time and then went down by the time the next chemo treatment rolled around.  I'm wondering if I'll have to do the neupagen shots afer each treatment before I get done ??!!
This treatment really kicked my butt and I couldn't make it a whole day at work the whole rest of the week.  Did take some naps after I came home on most of those days.  Saturday I had to be at the hospital at 8:30 a.m. to get the shot - I got up feeling really good.  Came home after the shot and got some things done - then had to go to Staples, then went to work for about four hours to work on next week's newsletter and also the W-2's & 1099's.  Got a little housework done later in the afternoon and then Jeff and Jill and the boys came Saturday night - brought pizza for supper and we got to spend some quality time together.  John was at the Swap Meet in Columbus all day and into the evening on Saturday doing his GOTRA promoter thing.
Sunday morning I had to be back out to the hospital at 8:30 a.m. for the shot - John took me out, then we went to church - Carrie met us there.  Also got to catch up with friends Nelson & Shana, Tim & Odetta and Ron & Linda - and Pastor Jon, who had been gone all week to a continuing ed event.  Was feeling pretty pooped after we got home so both of us spent the afternoon on the couch - me on the computer and John snoozing.  Probably overdid yesterday.   Hoping this week is better.

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