Yesterday was my first infusion of Avastin. Besides
it taking Pharmacy an hour to formulate the drug and get it to me, the infusion
was cake. I had to get labs drawn to start the day; I’m glad I didn’t have to
do much pleading to get her to just put in an IV and draw off that. One stick
day – FTW! [It’s sad when I have to measure a good day by how many times I got
stabbed.] I needed an IV because my port isn’t ready for use yet, but it will
be by the next time I get an infusion. Once Pharmacy finally got the drug to
me, it was smooth sailing. I was able to be in my own little bay, lay on a bed
with a warm blanket, and take a nap while the Avastin was pumped in. Piece of
cake!
Today I got to take off my bandages from the port
placement. Hurray for a normal shower this afternoon! [And holy bruises –
yeesh!]
This evening begins my radiation treatments. The
last time I saw my radiation oncologist, he confirmed that cooking me low and
slow won’t change the radiation nausea or fatigue. I actually have good anti-nausea
meds this time, though. The Zofran is ready to go before I get radiated
tonight. My appointments won’t always be in the evening, but it was the only
space available since it was a quick decision to change my treatment timetable.
I’m hopeful that I won’t be as sick this time. I will be the queen of naps.
That’s okay, though; the boy kitty and I have our afternoon couch nap routine
down.
[I'm terrible at selfies]
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