{"id":349,"date":"2020-03-31T09:10:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T14:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/?p=349"},"modified":"2020-03-31T20:01:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T01:01:12","slug":"cycle-one-day-2-on-steroids-now-bike-buddies-watch-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/2020\/03\/31\/cycle-one-day-2-on-steroids-now-bike-buddies-watch-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle One &#8211; Day 2: On Steroids now, bike buddies watch out!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"211\" data-attachment-id=\"320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/geese-on-river\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Geese-on-River.jpg?fit=524%2C211&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"524,211\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92020 Garry C Stewart&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Geese on River\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Geese-on-River.jpg?fit=524%2C211&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Geese-on-River.jpg?resize=524%2C211&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Geese-on-River.jpg?w=524&amp;ssl=1 524w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Geese-on-River.jpg?resize=300%2C121&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption>Geese on the Rivwe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Post Day One Recap: No side effects and feeling good all round. Ate a wonder full dinner, thanks to my supper cook Shirley \u2764\ufe0f. Slept well and woke up around 6am feeling quite peaceful and my body was totally at rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting the day off with a few drugs at home and now I\u2019m at St.B back in the chair. They wanted to put me in a bed, but I declined, that&#8217;s for sick people. By 9:15 I&#8217;m well on my way to the main chemo drug event with the pre-requisites, Tylenol, Dexamethasone (the killer steroid!), some flush something or other, then Benadryl (aka DIPHENHYDRANINE, simple name right?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/img_4931-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1585644046&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4931.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-scaled.jpg?fit=525%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-225x300.jpg?resize=299%2C399\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" width=\"299\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4931-scaled.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption>The Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting the day off with a few drugs at home and now I\u2019m at St.B back in the chair. They wanted to put me in a bed, but I declined, that&#8217;s for sick people. By 9:15 I&#8217;m well on my way to the main chemo drug event with the pre-requisites, Tylenol, Dexamethasone (the killer steroid!), some flush something or other, then Benadryl (aka DIPHENHYDRANINE, simple name right?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:45 and the main event is underway with the Rituximab. I&#8217;m starting to feel a little sleepy, an effect from the Benadryl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/img_4933-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?fit=2025%2C2025&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2025,2025\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1585650624&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4933.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?fit=525%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_4933.jpg?w=2025&amp;ssl=1 2025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Thanks to my muffin person  \u2764\ufe0f<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>10:30 and things are progressing normally. Enjoying my coffee break muffins. <br><br>The rest of the day is pretty uneventful for which I&#8217;m thankful. I did experience one of the drug side effects, mild hiccups. I think I can handle that, no problem.<br><br>At around 12:30 I enjoy another gourmet lunch thanks to Shirley and a few more hours later I&#8217;m home by 3:00pm and Cycle One, Day 2 is a wrap. Probably no more posts until April 6 which is when we will learn more about the bone marrow transplant and have Day 8 chemo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Shirley and I would like to thank all of you who phoned, texted, emailed, and FaceTimed us over the last two days for your support, encouragement and especially your prayers, they were all deeply appreciated.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Day One Recap: No side effects and feeling good all round. Ate a wonder full dinner, thanks to my supper cook Shirley \u2764\ufe0f. Slept well and woke up around 6am feeling quite peaceful and my body was totally at rest. Starting the day off with a few drugs at home and now I\u2019m at &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/2020\/03\/31\/cycle-one-day-2-on-steroids-now-bike-buddies-watch-out\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cycle One &#8211; Day 2: On Steroids now, bike buddies watch out!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368,"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349\/revisions\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}