Round 3

Today went smoother than usual, got into the lab to access the port, draw blood and do vitals very quickly. Then the doctor was on time and felt good about my blood counts, my platelets were a little low but still in the acceptable range, so she'll be watching that. She also explained that the later rounds of chemo, though they'll get a little rougher, won't be to the extent that I went through when I did the chemo and radiation simultaneously last fall. That was good to hear. She asked if I was experiencing diarreah, and I said I can't tell because of the illiostomy. With getting up twice a night, she recommended an Imodium before bed and that could slow things down for overnight and I'd get a better night's sleep. I'm all for that!

Again 3 hours+ in the chair, I was able to do work on my laptop and some paperwork, but also had great conversations with people going through the same thing, some with not as good prognoses but still amazing attitudes - which I'm finding to be a common thread, and vital to a good outcome. I got the 5FU pack attached again, and was out around 1pm.

I felt a little "foggy" right after the treatment, which one of the long-time veteran's there said "Oh yeah, join the club." And the tingling fingers started as we left the hospital, but it's not near as bad as before. Probably because of the extra vitamins I've been taking, as well as the tonic water (with quinine), plus Doug drove me to my afternoon acupuncture appointment where I got an extra 4 boosts of Vitamin B12, and his insistence that I take it easy tonight.
Which I did....