It's a beautiful day

You hear it all the time - it's a great day to be alive. Having cancer puts that all into perspective. It is a great day to be alive and be thankful for the gorgous weather. Bonus - it's a Saturday to boot!

It's day one post chemo and I'm surprised at how good I feel. The treatment went well for the most part. I had a reaction to one of the chemo drugs (I get two pumped into me along with saline to flush and Benadryl to prevent allergic reactions). My primary chemo nurse yesterday warned me that if I felt any different at any time that I was to tell one of the nurses and that a whole team would come to help. She wasn't kidding. When I commented my mid back hurt a little (I thought it was from playing cards), FOUR nurses rushed to my bedside. Then I had a burning sensation my mid chest. They stopped the chemo, pumped Benadryl into my system, which made my ears burn, my vision blur and I got really sleepy. Because it didn't alleviate the burning in my chest, they all added hydrocortisone. Once the symptoms were gone, they slowly titrated the chemo back in to start and then gave me the rest of the dose at full speed.

The second drug went in with no generated excitment.

I guess they're now going to add the hydrocortisone to my next round of chemo to prevent the onslaught of nurses during the treatment.

Overall, I'm in good spirits. I was really tired last night. I feel slightly tired today. As my wise husband said this morning, we have no schedule, so sleep when you're tired and eat when you're hungry. My stomach feels different but not too bad (I was expecting nausea and vomitting but they give you LOTS of drugs before, during and after to prevent nausea). I have a funny taste in my mouth, which I was warned about. Apparently, I could get a metallic taste and I won't enjoy the same foods. Heaven forbid that chocolate become one of them! And I'm suppose to get muscle aches for which they've given me pain killers. For someone who didn't take a lot of medication, I have a whole basket full!

Thanks to everyone for your postings to my blogs, your emails and your good thoughts. I appreciate them all and feel strengthed and blessed. You never know how great a team you've gathered around you until it's put to a test. You guys all pass with flying colours.

Lots of love,
Tina