So far, I'm feeling good. My doc gave me a host of anti-nausea medication and they seem to be doing their job. I've been able to eat on schedule. I'm SUPER tired, so I'm sticking close to bed today and watching some Netflix. Update 2:05pm - My afternoon meal is telling me something! Chicken noodle … Continue reading The Day After
If you want to follow along, I'll update as I can. Discharge today is a go! 9:30am - hydration begins. 500mL. The bag has been refrigerated so its an interesting sensation in my veins. Feels like I have an ice pack on my forearm. 10:20am - numbing cream put on port area. Its located beneath … Continue reading IP Play by Play
I started a blog post yesterday explaining the process of how there are quite a few pre-medications they give me before they actually begin chemo. This includes pepcid, zofran, and benadryl. Welp, the bendryl knocked me out completely. Which, I suppose, isn't so bad in the grand scheme of things. I slept through my 1st … Continue reading And it begins…
None of the waiting for gas to pass this time around. They're feeding me! Had lunch waiting for me too! Again, its the little things. Chemo starts momentarily. They're doing the premeds right now: pepcid, zofran, and benadryl. Then the taxol begins.
We're all checked in. Kenji will take it from here.
We thoroughly enjoyed our weekend away in Downtown San Diego. Saturday was spent exploring Balboa Park with a dinner at Stone Brewery in Liberty Station (highly recommend a visit to this or their other location in Escondido if you've never had the opportunity). Sunday was spent with some friends and Monday was spent sleeping. Ha! … Continue reading Tomorrow
We're trekking around Balboa Park today. Plenty of places for me to sit and rest and people watch. Right now we're enjoying the Japanese Friendship Garden. Reminds us a bit of our time in Japan. There's even a noodle stand, though something tells me it won't be quite the same...
Drove down the road to Irvine regional park and boy am I glad I did. Simply a beautiful day.
One of the hardest parts of surgery recovery (minus the bowel issues, of course) has been the fatigue. My outside scar is healing very well, but I have to remind myself that the inside is still healing too. My doc says it'll be about 3 months before I'm completely recovered from surgery. (Interesting note: my … Continue reading The New Normal
My port install & first round of chemo is set for Wednesday, January 20. I'm assuming I'm the first case since they are to give me chemo that day via IV, but I won't find out until my pre-op appointment this week. I have a post-op appointment (standard procedure) but it's the day after my … Continue reading Surgery & Other Things
All I can Do is Smile 