Got my 7th Zometa infusion earlier today, Mom was not with me as Dad had his 2nd rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday and she needs to be with him.

* Number 1 was at Burzynski Clinic. It hit me hard…
* Number 2 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Thank goodness the 2nd infusion was not that bad…
* Number 3 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Again, it was not that bad!
* Number 4 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Again, it was not that bad!
* Number 5 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Again, it was not that bad, just tiring
* Number 6 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. Again, it was not that bad, just tiring

And, today, Number 7 was at North Cypress Ambulatory Infusion Clinic. So far it has not been bad, just tiring.

Telia, one of the nurses, took a couple of photos. Not as many as Mom takes though, which will make it much easier to edit through.

I didn’t cry this time, but I am tired…

I saw Marvin, a gentleman I met last time. He is undergoing chemo for colon cancer. He’s a very nice man and we talked for a bit. He is going through some personal issues related to his cancer and treatment. This disease cancer touches – damages – so many parts of our lives. It sucks.

I also had the blood drawn for my monthly lab work, my tumor markers… Should get those results early next week. HOPING they continue to show improvement!

The TOTAL of my charges – receiving the Zometa, compounding the Zometa for infusion, infusion procedure utilizing my port AND the necessary bloodwork to access my levels and tumor markers was $320.00. Plus $15 each for the 5 blood tests. Again, out of the fund. My dwindling fund…

Thanks to North Cypress Medical Center, Ambulatory Infusion Therapy Center Nurses for their kindness!

I went to Christine & Rob’s and had dinner and hung out. We played games, then I came home and fixing to go crash.

To overview:

ZOMETA is (also) used to treat patients with other cancers—including breast‚ lung and prostate cancer—that have spread to the bones‚ a process called bone metastasis. When cancer has spread to the bone‚ treatment with ZOMETA helps to protect bones and may reduce or delay such complications as:
* Bone fracture
* Need for radiation and/or surgery to bone
* Spinal cord compression