Second Round of Chemo

Here we are, 4/11/2011.  I have been shedding for over a week and today I started wearing a scarf to protect my head from sunburn.  I still have a lot of hair, but I am told it is starting to thin very badly.
Soon it will all be gone.  My phone rang at 7 am because I had asked the front desk to give me a wake up call.  I was hesitant to take a shower because the last time I did I lost so much hair and this time wasn't any better.

I got to the cancer center a just before 8 am and checked in.  I went up to the AIU and they accessed my port and drew my labs.  I then went upstairs to see the doctor.  This time she did actually come in and see me.  There was nothing exciting that happened there so I won't go into great detail.  I was back in the AIU by 10 am.  It took a while to get everything together so it was after 11 am before they started the infusion.  As soon as they gave me the benedryl, I became extremely sleepy.  It was after 1pm before I was able to stay awake long enough to get anything done.  Today they did the drugs in a different order, with the Avistan going first, then the Taxol and now (4pm) they just started the carboplatin.  She said I should be out of here by 5pm.  I hope that I am able to get the medication refill before I leave.

I got the medication refilled (I pushed Bobby [the IV stand] down the hall and got it at the pharmacy.  My ride should be here in about 10 minutes and then I don't know if I will go straight home or if we will stop at the grocery store.  I won't have the car for a few days so I might need to stock up.  I will write more tomorrow.