{"id":502,"date":"2020-06-10T12:09:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T17:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/?p=502"},"modified":"2020-06-10T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T20:45:41","slug":"day-7-chemotherapy-gets-under-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigdadoo.com\/journey\/2020\/06\/10\/day-7-chemotherapy-gets-under-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Day -7: Chemotherapy gets under way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m up just before 6am and get my room tidied up, bed made etc., and shortly thereafter a nurse arrived to start my IV. Initially with just saline solution and later around 10:30 with some Benadryl. Now, at, 11:30 with the the chemo therapy choix du jour, Bendaustine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My pole dancing partner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, I was worried about boredom, and I suspect that will come, but today it’s been quite busy so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Start the IV and take some anti-nausea medication.<\/li>
  2. Full set of vital stats, blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, listen to my chest, listen to my heart (checking for rhythm ), mouth check (for sores)<\/li>
  3. I’m weighed on a scale that is wheeled into my room <\/li>
  4. I walk some hall laps (2x) and meet one of my fellow “residents”. He is my competition for the most number of hallway laps in a day. Its game on!<\/li>
  5. The bathroom is cleaned and garbage emptied.<\/li>
  6. Normal medications are delivered.<\/li>
  7. An EKG is performed<\/li>
  8. All of my electrical cords (chargers, extension cord, and CPAP power cord) are inspected and approved by the maintenance department.<\/li>
  9. Actual physical mail gets delivered (thanks!)<\/li>
  10. Multiple texts from well wishers (thanks very much!)<\/li>
  11. Some pre-chemotherapy medications (pills) to prevent negative reactions to the chemotherapy are delivered and consumed<\/li>
  12. The chemotherapy medication is added to the IV pump <\/li>
  13. The nurse pops into the room quite frequently just to see if I’m doing OK<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    All this before noon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Two lines at once. The red line or the blue line? https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/matrix-red-pill-vs-blue-pill\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    I’m up just before 6am and get my room tidied up, bed made etc., and shortly thereafter a nurse arrived to start my IV. Initially with just saline solution and later around 10:30 with some Benadryl. Now, at, 11:30 with the the chemo therapy choix du jour, Bendaustine. Yesterday, I was worried about boredom, and … <\/p>\n

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