Chemo Countdown #4

This is the half-way mark - WoHoo!

I had my third chemo, Friday, March 23.  I had decided to do this one by myself.  Lance took me and met with the Dr with me.  Then after the IV got started he ran and got us some lunch and then went back to work.  This time the IV really hurt which I've never had happen before.  Doug who did the IV said he must have hit a nerve bed-they can't tell where those are.  So I had a pretty bruised hand until about two days ago but it only hurt at the time he did the IV, not after words at all.  Just looked bad!

The Dr decided to add an additional anti-nausea IV on top of the one I normally get - which adds another 30 min. So by the time I got all the IV's loaded into me that day, it was 6:00 p.m. before we got out of there.  But we decided that was a good thing, cuz we had hoped to miss most of the traffic going home.

The first week after the chemo is usually when I have the most side effects. So this first part of the week I pretty much knew what to expect and it didn't seem too bad.  I starting to feel a little better on Thursday afternoon.  I was even thinking I might go to work on Friday if I woke up feeling good.  So when I woke up feeling not so spunky, I thought I'd go the store and pick up a few needed groceries and stop at the credit union.  But after showering and trying to get some breakfast down, I just wasn't feeling it.  I hadn't been out all week and thought - just go and the sunshine might help....  I made it to the credit union but after circling the store parking lot, just gave up and went back home. Then the gastrointestinal side effects kicked in.

While all this was going on during the week, Lance came home from work on Monday really sick and said a bunch of people at his work were all sick too. So he quarantined himself to the front bath and bedroom and I stayed locked up in the master.  I used an entire container of disinfecting wipes that week, having one in each hand every time I went into the kitchen to get anything.  So to say the least, this has been a difficult week!!

Lance kept going to work all week and started feeling like he was getting better about Thursday-Friday.  I can still hear it in his voice though so I'm keeping up my guard.  Last night I started to feel congested and woke up with a sore throat so we'll have to see what this week brings....

Both Dexter and Joe came to visit me Saturday.  I guess they could hear how I was feeling in my voice during phone calls that week and they definitely worry too much!  So we talked about our summer vacation plans to Island Park, Idaho, which I love to look forward to.  Some of Dexters kids have been sick so Melissa and kids stayed home.  Joe and Kia stopped on their way home from a motorcycle ride.  Jesse called last night and I enlisted him to continue the yard work we did together last year.  I knew I wouldn't have the strength to take care of it this year and was worried how to get it done.  So Thank you so much Jesse!!!

This week is also the week we normally go to Moab for the Easter Jeep Safari.  I had hoped I'd feel good enough to go and maybe just stay in camp.  But I don't think it's a good idea to be confined in the truck and camper with Lance as he's getting over this crap his been sick with.  Good thing there's next year!!

Sorry for the delay in posting info.  Hopefully this will be a week of starting to feel better - just in time to go back to work - ugh!

A special HAPPY BIRTHDAY shut-out to my brother Lynn today!!  Happy what 59 or 60??  Wow, does time fly or what?  Look forward to seeing you and Deb soon!  Have a wonderful birthday!!

Love to all!
Nancy

P.S. Mary Nickles blog dated March 29th, really describes what it's like to go into public while going through this battle.