Mallory picked up Ollie early in the morning so Craig and I had time to go to Denny's for breakfast before we had to head downtown. I haven't been eating much before treatment, so I was curious to see if going in with a full stomach would change how I felt. I did not get queasy as the medicine went in, that was a relief! I have been blazing through book lately so I just read my way right through this treatment. Poor Craig, normally I play Ruzzle or Words With Friends with him, but I was at a good part of my book so he had to entertain himself. He was pretty much falling asleep in his chair by the end of it.
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| Round 4! |
I had a CT scan of my neck and chest on 4/22. The nurse gave me my results which are AWESOME! I had a 2 inch by 1 1/2 inch tumor that is now half that size. All of them are showing improvement and some are even resolved (as in back to being the normal lymph node size they need to be). My heart is not enlarged, my lungs look good, my port-a-cath is still in place. My spleen is mildly enlarged from the chemo, which is normal. It is really nice to hear that my treatment plan is working. I see my oncologist on Tuesday. We will be going over it in more detail and we will discuss if the 6 rounds will be enough as well as discuss when my next PET scan will be. I'm actually looking forward to this appointment. :)
My mom took us out to lunch afterwards.I hadn't thought of it until after the fact, but the last time I ate downtown right after chemo I got motion sickness on the way home. I still think part of it is the way Craig drives! I swear I'm always grateful to get home unscathed when he drives. This time I wasn't as motion sick as the first time, though it was still there. I rode most of the way home with my eyes closed, hoping to pull into the driveway any minute.
I spent the rest of the day in bed and throwing up. I was happy to wake up the next day feeling less pukey. The next day was shot day. The nurse who does my shot is really nice. She was asking me how I found out I had cancer and what doctors I have seen. She said my chart said I am to get one more shot after this one, but they will probably add another one for my last treatment.
Per the usual the neulasta shot made want to curl up in a ball and not move. I ended up calling into work for a few days. I spent Thursday-Monday in bed. I left to go to get my shot on Friday, moved to my parents couch on Saturday, saw Iron Man 3 on Sunday (literally didn't get up until we left then came home right after and went back to bed) and stayed in bed Monday. I was feeling very well rested until I had to get up for work on Tuesday, then I was just ready to be back in my bed.
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Since 1/16/13 to 5/9/13
35 veils of blood
2 PET scans
3 CT Scans
6 IVs
2 surgeries
4 chemotherapy
5 neulasta shots
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