Two weeks down

Hi Everyone,  This is a picture of my oncology nurse, Tammy. I am covered with a throw that Shawn & Jen got me for Christmas. It is an exact likeness of their dog ,(my grand-dog), Cooper. They felt it would be comforting to me. It was. In this picture, I just had my blood work drawn and was waiting for the results before they hooked me up to my meds. The WBC was quite low, marginal. I had to wait until they did a differential and performed their calculations and decided it was safe to administer the chemo. My pre-medication consisted of: Aloxi 215 mcg. (anti-emetic that stays in your system for 5 days), Emend 150 mg. (anti-emetic), Ativan (anti-emetic, relaxer), and Dexamethasone 20 mg. (steroid.). I received about 1500 cc of 9% saline prior to chemo. I then received Gemzar (chemo), followed by Cisplatin (chemo). After this, I received another 1000 cc of 0.9% saline. Since the Cisplatin is notorious for nausea/vomiting, and with my history, they are being very aggressive with my meds.We were there for SIX hours.  I will take an Emend tomorrow morning when I get up and Thursday morning as well. This drug is supposed to be superior for post-op N&V & post-chemo N&V. I'm counting on it. I told Alan even if I am sick tomorrow, he has to drag me to the surgeon's appt. I have many questions that I am finally ready to have answered. So we came home & did our ritual of marking off another week completed in this 12 week journey. Now, I am hoping for a quiet night and uneventful week. I may not be able to sleep tonight due to steroids, but I barely slept last night due to nerves. Hoping to crash around 9:00 p.m.

Keep warm,  Drive safe, Linda