This is a boring post, but for those of you who are interested in my treatment schedule, drugs, etc., it looks like this:
I'm staying here at St. V's this whole week for my first "session". I have an IV in my arm and I'm getting plain fluid plus a drug called Mesna through that line 24/7. The Mesna is to protect my stomach and bladder from one of the chemo drugs that is apparently hard on them. At 11:30 each day, they start pre-chemo drugs which are to help with nausea...and there's an anti-inflammatory in there. Those are put in through a port in my chest and take about 30 minutes to infuse. At about 12:30 (assuming I'm available) they start the 2 chemo drugs. The first is Adriamycin (I'm sure I'm not spelling that right)...it's red and it's in a big syringe. She connects her syringe to a valve in the line that comes from my port and slowly pushes that drug through - it takes about 15 min. The 2nd drug is Ifex (that's the short name for it). It's in a bag which she connects to my port and it take about 3 hrs to infuse. That's it for 1 day. I'm getting 1 treatment per day for 4 days. On the 5th day (Sat.) they want me to continue to get the Mesna to "flush" everything. Hopefully I'll be able to go home sometime Sat. I will wait 3 weeks before starting another "session". I will get a total of 6 "sessions" of treatment, and the doctor seems to think I can get the remainder of them administered at St. Joe in Kokomo. I would have to go to the cancer center each day during the week of treatments, but I could go home around 5 PM for the night. That would be AWESOME!
Thanks again for reading!
Yeah! I am the numero uno follower on Susan's new blog and probably in my sister's life-she usually leads and I follow (just kidding). Seriously Susan, I do need to follow in your strength and faith. You are amazing and have shown such strength and courage thoughout this process so far. Words are beyond me on how much I love you and think about you everyday. I also pray and believe everything will be alright. However, if you ever falter (for example, if you just don't feel good or don't feel like being strong one day)just holler and I'll be there in a flash!! Love you unconditionally, Sara
ReplyDeleteYou looked great today Susan :) Okay, so I just read your story about getting busted, and when I was there all you told me was about how great it was that you could walk up and down your floor! You didn't tell me the funny part!!! Hope you are resting :)
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Patricia