Chemotherapy Day 1

Don't expect an update every day Chris has chemotherapy. Frankly, it was boring and not as big of a deal as we thought it would be. Initally, we had been told that he'd be there from 8:30-5 today. When we got there we were informed we would only be there from 8:30-2. Well, At 11:15 we were done! Chris had an appointment with the doctor before the chemotherapy even began...then he had to have some labs drawn. He didn't even start the chemotherapy until about 9:15. Yeah, that was our day.

Today he recieved Etoposide, and Cisplatin as his chemotherapy drugs. He also got a steroid to help with the fatigue and an anti nausea medication. I didn't get the names of these last two drugs but I'll find out tomorrow.

How is he feeling? Well he had a little bit of light headedness (I don't know if that's even a word) this afternoon but I think that has subsided. Mostly, I think he was freaking out about the thought of poison running through his veins. He has too vivid of an imagination for this kind of stuff! Now he is relaxing watching some TV (The Big Bang Theory) and he keeps saying his tummy feels weird. Nothing bad though.

In the morning we go back for day 2. He will get the same four drugs he got today plus his third chemotherapy drug Bleomycin, which he only gets once every chemotherapy week.

I felt kind of weird pulling my camera out today during his chemotherapy- there are pretty much just 15 chairs lined up with people getting chemotherapy/nurses running around-so I just snapped a pic on the way home.

The purple tape is from having blood drawn. The blue tape is where his IV was. Just a note- his shirt says "Gold Medal Champion." It always bothers me when I can't tell what writing in a picture says.

  This is what Chris did for the rest of the day. Well he was on the computer and he played a little Super Mario. It took his mind off things for a little bit.

That about sums up our day. Told you it was boring. Not that boring is bad by any means. Also, just want to say thanks for all of my family who helped ME out this weekend. I don't know if you guys read or not but thanks for saving my butt. And the chowder was delish!