I arrived at Stanford at 9:00 am. Along with my hubby and a tote bag full of movies, books, and lot's of Gatorade. First, we stop by the lab for a blood draw then on to the clinic to meet the doctor before I start the chemo. FOUR HOURS LATER, I check into the infusion center.
Since my first treatment will take the longest to administer (6-8 hours) they rush me back and I am settled in a private room. Finally, the catheter is inserted and the drip begins. Since the main drug used for NHL called, Rituxan can give severe side effects, it is administered very slow and my vitals are taken every 15 minutes.
From the first drip, I can feel it "attack" the tumors and kill all the cancer cells. I softly, tell my body, I am sorry to do this to you, again. I try not to think about how much poison is going into my otherwise, healthy body. Destroying all the good cells along with the bad.
Oh, how I am praying that this will work!
Aside from the "stabbing" pain in my stomach, I tolerate the drugs just fine. With Bruce and Cheryl ( by the way, she made sure I was well taken care of ) by my side the 11 hour visit went well. We got back home after 8:00 pm. It was a long day.
Feeling afraid to wake up this morning to find myself in extreme pain, but thankfully I am feeling flu-like symptoms and tolerating it well.
I am really looking forward to the walk on Sunday. I am amazed and so grateful for all the generous donations my friends have made on my behalf. This inspires me, and I will not let you down.
Thank you for all the "funny" cards and e-mails you send me. Remember, no tears.
This is only another road block in my path that I will get through, so long as I have all of you in my life, I can conquer anything!
Best part of my day: Seeing my donations
Worse part of my day: Being stuck at home, today.
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