
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Chemo is so stupid
So I started Chemo today. My Sweet husband came with me so we could get all the information and not miss anything.It's funny I pictured the infusion center to be dark with a bunch of recliners all around. Music playing, maybe a fountain :) maybe I saw that on a movie. Well of course it's much more medical then that, it was bright with a lot of beeping. They sat me in a big comfy recliner and covered me with a warm blanket. Next she accessed my port, that was incredibly painful. I think because it's still bruised and tender. Finally I was pumped with fluids for 4 hours, starting with anti-nausea drugs then the chemo drugs. I kept waiting to feel something but I never did. Bob was great, he jumped up to get me juice,crackers, and help reattach my cords after i had to get up 20 times. Also he was sure to snap a very attractive picture of me loving my morning :) you may enjoy that below! I was feeling anxious and the nurse encouraged me to take the adavan I had been prescribed. I did and I took a long nap. In the pics below you can see the red fluid that they push through, that is the A drug, the one that will make my hair slip beautifully out of my pretty head :) another picture is of how the port works. They look like little butterflies with a straight pin that sticks into the box in my skin. It's pretty interesting!

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While i was in Owen's IEP I started to feel really strange, light headed, weak and sick to my stomach. I took 2 prescriptions and went home and fell asleep harder then i think i ever have before. I woke up sick, so so sick. i decided to try my last nausea med and i am very happy to say it worked!! SWEET RELEIF!!!I was able to sit with the family at dinner, help with dishes and read the boys there bedtime books. I am a happy mom.
Thank you mom for taking kids to school, picking them up and playing with them all day. thank you Latricia for the groceries, flowers, food and cleaning up. And thank you dear husband for loving me so good in sickness and in health!

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Sue...thank you for sharing your experience...my mother in law went through this process too, but she didn't elaborate. I love your attitude...I truly think that beating cancer is through positive thinking. Both my mother in law and father in law discovered cancer a month apart. They were very private about it, but also had a very positive outlook. I believe that's what helped them become cancer free. If you ever need us to help you with the kids, please let us know...we live close...so if you and Bob ever get in a please don't hestiate to contact me. We are usually home Mon-Wed after 3:30 - bedtime...which for me is very late...even if it's 1:00 am and something comes up...I will probably still be awake...your Dad and Bob know about my sleeping habits. ;0 the rest of the week we are at dance class and the boutique. Glad you are done with your first treatment...now on to the next ...but the sooner you get them done, the sooner you will be well.;) Hugs from the Litvinchuks.
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Love these updates, Sue! Keep them coming. I'm sending good, happy thoughts your way!
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