Just wanted to let you know I feel great! I'm going to go to bed early and try to be wise about getting enough rest etc., hoping to go to work tomorrow morning.
Concerning today when I arrived for my appointment, first a checkup with my wonderful oncologist Dr. Ann Wierman, (she always thoroughly looks me over at every visit) then she answered all my questions (she is always so patient and so informative about everything I ask). She also always slips in a few plugs for exercise, proper rest, staying hydrated etc.... then they put the VERY large needle in my port... it didn't hurt much, they gave me a anti nausea medication first and waited 30 minutes and then started the chemo.
I was busy knitting the whole time... well actually at the very end I took a little nap, guess that shows how relaxed I was! The hardest part for me was sitting still that long. It went really well and tomorrow I'll be back for them to flush out my kidneys, rehydrate me, and I'll also get a shot to build up my white cells. The nurse told me that Dr. Wierman is the only Dr. she knows of that does this day after chemo flushing process, it really helps you not get sick.
They gave me 5 prescriptions, I was shocked... so much medicine for someone who only takes vitamins and herbal supplements. Only 2 of them are mandatory and the other 3 are in case I need them for nausea, I guess different people do better on different meds for the nausea and she wants me to have them all on hand to try them all if and/or when needed to see what works best for me.
Dr. Wierman doesn't see any reason why you should be sick during chemo, she also gave me a prescription for a wig and I already had a referral from Jane at the Breast Center to see Vicky Roney at Liaisons Salon & Spa right after my chemo. Vicky was so helpful, she helped me try on several wigs and we narrowed it down to basically 2 styles that she'll order in my color for the final decision.
She explained so much to me about how my hair loss was going to happen, etc. She set my next appointment for when my hair will most likely be ready to start falling out and she will shave my head so I don't have to go around looking like I'm half way scalped and I won't have to go through the emotional trauma of watching it gradually happen. I'll just get a shave and put my new "styled just for me wig" on and walk out looking better than when I walked in! Isn't that great!
When I got home my "prince charming" was anxiously waiting to see how I was doing. I think he was a bit amazed by how well I felt and that I wanted to eat dinner, not sure how long my appetite will last so I thought I'd better take advantage of it while I could.
I'll report more tomorrow after my flushing procedure. That should go pretty quick as they left the needle in my port to save me a stick and they will remove it after tomorrow's treatment. Pray I don't roll over on the needle in my sleep, they assured me if I did I'd wake up!
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