First, I wanted to thank all of you who have expressed interest and support in this blog, and in my well being. It's great to have so many good people out there pulling and praying, and thinking of me and while facing cancer is by its nature a lonely experience, it has been made so much more bearable because of you. Thanks to all of you.
Next, on to today's experience. I've been given numerous steroids, anti-nausea meds, and Retaxin- which its not itself a 'Chemo' drug, but a drug that binds to a the lymphoma cell to begin the cell death process. I should be starting chemo itself at around 2pm. Right now, I'm feeling a bit spaced out right now to be honest. Once it starts gt will be an incredibly rigorous schedule, and will keep me hospitalized until Tuesday or possibly Wednesday. It may be time to look into family medical leave.
On the upside, I'm on 7the floor of Martha Jefferson hospital. I may get a good view of tonight's fireworks from McIntire park. I'll take and post pix, if I can get any.
And I have to say - right from the start that the nursing staff here is great. They've been helpful knowledgeable attendent and friendly. I can't sing their praises enough. They're really helping me out with this ordeal.
Will keep you posted.
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Hi Patrick, sounds like they're taking good care of you and getting you on the road to full recovery. I miss our chats about our home projects. My next project is masonry columns on the driveway. I'm going with 18" deep footings, unless I get tired of digging, in which case I'll use 12" footings. What do you think?
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