7-2 Day

3rd round of Chemo started today. Marjie and I arrived at the Oncologist at 7:45 this morning. Nurse drew some blood and checked it for platelets which were apparently down the last time they took blood. Actually, the last time they checked blood it was only two days after my Nuelasta shot which was right after the 2nd round of chemo. Anyway, platelets looked good so they began preparing for the dose of chemo. I mentioned to the nurses that Dr. Atienza told me that if I still had ringing in the ears or other issues with my hearing that he was not going to give me the Cisplatin this time. Since I do have a slight ringing in the ears, I advised he nurses. They read the doctor's notes and said that they were not going to give me Cisplatin.
Started off with the Aloxi (anti-nausea), then to the Taxotere and finally to the Flourouracil (5FU). This procedure only took about 3 hours instead of the usual 7-8 hours that we had been used to. Not getting the Cisplatin this time meant not getting 3 other IV fluids which really cut down the time there.
One of the other pluses about not getting the Cisplatin is that there is a good chance I'll feel much better this week instead of so lousy like I have the other two times. We found out from the nurses that the Cisplatin really causes a lot of nausea and of course the ringing in the ears deal. So we'll see as the hours tick away on how I feel.
The downside about not taking the Cisplatin is that I'm not going to get all the Chemo that the doctor originally planned on. Dr. Atienza and the nurses said not worry....but I am!
Obviously, since this is getting updated, I'm home. I feel good, not nauseated, still have an appetite and taste buds are working good.
Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. We sure did. We spent Christmas Eve with our good friends the Reeves up in Stafford, VA. Brought back some great memories of holidays spent together with them in Guam. Christmas was enjoyed with Marjie's brother, George, and her sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Aaron. We enjoyed a classical Vigal holiday dinner - prime rib roast. Marjie has got the roast down, and complimented it with garlic mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls and a jello salad.
That's about it for now, we'll see how the 3rd round works.