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Keep The Faith: Chemo Begins Today!
by Blogger Tia Walker on 4/10/2008 at 12:54 am in TreatmentHi!
Well and so it goes, this morning at 8:30 am begins my first chemo treatment. It is now 1:30 am in the morning and like many nights when I have not gone out I am have just awaken from an evening nap & blogging away. I have to admit I am a little NERVOUS. Yesterday, Wednesday April 9th was my final test called a MUGA, which is performed to determine how my heart will respond to the very strong chemicals I will receive in chemo ( Doxorubicin and Cyclophoshamide). Blood was drawn and then mixed with various chemicals and then re-injected into my body. I was then hooked up to an EKG machine while a Nuclear Medical Technician monitored my heart, afterwards he took photos of my heart with a Gama machine.
As far as what to expect from my chemo treatment...not sure. My mother will be with me in the infusion suite and I believe I will be there with an IV drip for approximately 2-3 hours. I have been speaking by phone to a colleague who has recently just finished up 3 years of treatment and who now has a clean bill of health. She is a fierce downtown fashion PR chick who is younger than I am by about 4 years. She was diagnosed at 30! She has given LOTS of support and info on the treatment process as a whole. She explained, NO vitamins during treatment and the importnace of why I should not get pregnant during my recovery- more on her another time she is FABULOUS.
In any event, I have yet to fill my 2 prescriptions for my nausea medication, yes I am expected to be ill after a few sessions. I am hoping I will be OK and will not have to fill them. Oh well, back to my handy booklet Chemotherapy & You, I will be reading that and taking in much more upon my first visit to the suite.
Wish me luck & will let you know how it all goes.....
Well and so it goes, this morning at 8:30 am begins my first chemo treatment. It is now 1:30 am in the morning and like many nights when I have not gone out I am have just awaken from an evening nap & blogging away. I have to admit I am a little NERVOUS. Yesterday, Wednesday April 9th was my final test called a MUGA, which is performed to determine how my heart will respond to the very strong chemicals I will receive in chemo ( Doxorubicin and Cyclophoshamide). Blood was drawn and then mixed with various chemicals and then re-injected into my body. I was then hooked up to an EKG machine while a Nuclear Medical Technician monitored my heart, afterwards he took photos of my heart with a Gama machine.
As far as what to expect from my chemo treatment...not sure. My mother will be with me in the infusion suite and I believe I will be there with an IV drip for approximately 2-3 hours. I have been speaking by phone to a colleague who has recently just finished up 3 years of treatment and who now has a clean bill of health. She is a fierce downtown fashion PR chick who is younger than I am by about 4 years. She was diagnosed at 30! She has given LOTS of support and info on the treatment process as a whole. She explained, NO vitamins during treatment and the importnace of why I should not get pregnant during my recovery- more on her another time she is FABULOUS.
In any event, I have yet to fill my 2 prescriptions for my nausea medication, yes I am expected to be ill after a few sessions. I am hoping I will be OK and will not have to fill them. Oh well, back to my handy booklet Chemotherapy & You, I will be reading that and taking in much more upon my first visit to the suite.
Wish me luck & will let you know how it all goes.....
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Want to leave a comment? Login or Register now!Good luck, and lots of support:)I agree, fill them now, I also took my nausea meds, even if I felt good, no reason to get sick because it's hard to stop it, once it starts. Good luck, and lots of support:)