4-1 day. Just got back from getting the second round of Chemo this afternoon, so I'm going to keep this one short as I'm feeling a little nauseated at the moment. The chemo went good I guess. Arrived at the Oncologist at 0915 this morning and and after having my blood drawn and checked for white blood cells, which were back in the high range, I started my 2nd round of chemotherapy. 6 bags of IV fluids in a 6 hour period. Started with Aloxi which is the anti-nausea medicine, then a bag Saline for hydration, then a bag magnesium, then the chemo medicine Cisplatin, followed by the other chemo medicine Taxotere. Finished all that around 4pm, then the nurse hooked me up to the pump which will dispense a bag of Fluorouracil 5FU over the next 5 days.
All in all, I guess I'm doing okay. Like I mentioned above, I'm feeling a little nauseated right now, but have a couple pills I need to take later this evening and more to take over the next couple days to help deal with that.
Time will tell on how I'll be feeling.
The office where I get the chemo is pretty nice. They have a bunch of Lazy Boy leather recliners to sit in and a nice view of the woods to look at while your hooked up to the machines. I spent the day reading magazines and listening to music. Marjie was able to be there the whole time which is really nice. Ate McDonald's for lunch...figured I'd better since food is tasting good right now
I purchased a set of Bose quiet comfort2 headphones a week ago to listen to my MP3 player with because the ear buds I had been using were really hurting my ears after a while. What a difference those Bose headphones make. If anyone out there is in the market to replace their headphones, I definitely recommend the Bose Quiet Comfort 2 headphones. They cost a pretty penny, but after listening to them for 4 hours today, I'd say they are worth every penny. Now all I need is a 30gb video iPOD, but will have to see what Santa says about that.
That's all for now.....More to follow.
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Well, having talked to you tonight (Tuesday), know that the evils of the chemo have caught up with you. Keep the faith, kid...this is a tough battle but we know you can do it. Just wish that there were a way for us to aleviate your discomfort and nausea. You are in our hearts and thoughts constantly - if love can help, you have lots of help.
Mom and Dad
Dave,
Hang in there buddy and all of this will be done with soon. Hope that you are feeling better today. We all are praying for you!!
Rick
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