Today was a total of ten session for me. Five more to go. And naturally it came with apprehension and concern. Concern due to the side effects starting to take over. I started to notice systems of neuropathy which is a side effect and can last up to 3-5 months and or never go away. Apprehension because the Dr. explained that when this happens they would dial back the chemo or stop it altogether. I also don’t think it helped that I watched Rx-Early detection with Sandra Lee. Wow! A most see for sure. Unfortunately the Dr was not in so I saw another Dr. they decided to continue the the chemo but gave me a prescription for the neuropathy. I also asked about icing my feet and hands while receiving chemo. According to the article from a Dr at MD Anderson the ice helps to stop the chemo from reaching the area. It seems to have worked during treatment but starting to feel a little now. So I will research more and see if continuing to ice will help.

Again, the accessing of the port was a issue! Nurse Jen came in cleaned the area, iced the area (they call me the ice queen) and then pushed the needle in. She flushed the site and that went well but they couldn’t draw the blood again. So they called Nurse Nicole to come in. A little 5″2 nurse with a great spirit and concern for the patient. She moved the needle around and tried so many different angels. We did the cough, raise your hand , breath and stand up! Finally she resorted to another heparin shot and boom it worked. Then I asked about my premeds. I usually have 4, all IV but this time and last the Benadryl was oral. I didn’t want oral because last time it knocked me out. And I have work to be done… They gave me 50mg. So today I asked why. The Nurse told me that Benadryl has a shortage because it is made in Puerto Rico. Crazy right!

All calmed down and meds started flowing, ice on feet and hubby bringing lunch! All is good in the chemo world. I had the entire room to myself. It gave me and the nurse a little 1×1 time. She also lived in BROWARD so we had a nice talk.

My hope is that the neuropathy stops and I can get a good nights rest. Oh and I have to mention while getting chemo today 2 UPS men came in dropped off a packages. As they walked in they both greeted and I said hello and smiled. As they walked away the one man walked by and said as he left “you know you are beautiful bald”? I smiled and said thank you. Simple words that can make the process a little more bearable. I am blessed!