Round Five Infusion Update

There isn't much to say about round five infusions. Thanks to Colleen, I got there each morning. Thanks to my friend Donna, and Kristin, and Allison, I got home each day.

Everything went as usual. Now I'm just in recovery mode, keeping nausea at bay and wondering what will happen next week when I enter the nadir. The doctor prescribed a prophylactic antibiotic that may help keep me from developing a problematic fever and infection - and thus prevent another hospitalization. He also reduced the dose of one of my chemo drugs with hopes that it would lessen the mouth sores I experienced last round.

I'll post next week when I have more information to share. Thanks for your continued concern and care!

Round Five: "Thank you sir, may I have another?"

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Round Five began today. I think this GIF from the movie "Animal House" (filmed in Oregon!) says it all.

Round Four Update

 I didn't restart this blog to solicit sympathy, but just to share information widely with anyone who is interested in keeping up with my treatments. So here's the facts on the aftermath of round four infusions.

I developed another fever and went to the hospital. I was there for four days and nights for IV antibiotics. I also had pretty intense mouth sores, so I was swishing regularly with the magic mouthwash. (If it really was magic, it would make them go away!) I was anemic so I received two blood transfusions as well as a transfusion of platelets. I went in on a Wednesday evening and finally returned home on Sunday afternoon.

The week after that my mouth sores mostly healed. I was more weak and tired, but I started to feel stronger as the week progressed. 

My time in the hospital was a bit of an ordeal as the hospital was full so I had to stay in the ER longer than I wanted to. I didn't have a window so I didn't see outside for a couple of days (a big deal for me). But I eventually got into a regular hospital room. Anyway, a story for another day...

On to round five...