Today my Mom and I were at the cancer center. I had blood work in the morning and then saw my team in the afternoon. The blood work was uneventful. I got my favourite lab tech and Mom and I were witness to a slightly crazy lady who was yelling and swearing at her adult son while her husband and the volunteer tried to mediate. Emotions always run high in the cancer center but it was a bit over the top. Mom and I went for lunch between appointments and had amazing pizza and sandwich.
I met my team in the late afternoon. It was decided to keep my anti-nausea drugs the same but to eliminate the one that made me throw up (insert Gravol instead) and add an additional med that should "work on a different part of the brain". So fingers crossed it works. If I end up manic again at least I'm armed with my sleeping pills this time and I'll take one at first sign and hope that I can sleep. All my blood cell counts are great so I am well enough for chemo. My oncologist said, "you're not sick.....we'll make you feel sick but you're not sick". So essentially I feel great which means I'm well enough for them to make me feel sick. But hey.....feeling great and having high counts means I'm healthy and my body can fight and heal. So I'm good with that.
Today I went out and got all my "post chemo" foods - which were the things I essentially lived off of for 5 days last time. I made some muffins and lots of rice so I feel more prepared this time. Mom and Dad are picking up the boys from daycare tomorrow and will keep them until I can have them home. So we're ready!! I'm armed with the food I need, the meds that will hopefully work and the support system in place. BRING IT!!
For now I'll enjoy my chips and dip and drink lots of water. Tomorrow WILL be better then the last time and I'm going to own this.
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