Tag: Chemo Infusions

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Chemo Phase I, #4 – April 23 2009

It gets harder each time.  Harder and Harder

Longer to recover.

My body aches,my muscles, my bones, my head. The dizziness, round and round…
Harder to drag myself out of bed.
Out of bed, where I want to stay.
To sleep
Forever

It would be so easy to give up
After everything that’s happened this past week
But I can’t.
I won’t.
I will not.

The anti-nausea meds keep the vomiting at bay, but not the feeling of nauseousness… not the reaction of my body to attempt to rid itself of this evil fluid.  The natural reaction.

The damage this poisoning is doing will be with me for years…

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Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Chemo Phase I, #3 – April 09 2009

I am told that each time will be more difficult to recover from.  And it’s proving to be correct.

I ache with every movement. Skin, muscles, bones crawl with pain.  There is no comfort.

The dizziness catches me off guard, yet I should be prepared for it.  The headache is the stern reminder of what is coming. Throbbing.  Pounding.  Stabbing.

My body wretches with the urgency to expel this poison from my system.

This burning

searing

poisonous

liquid.

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Friday, April 10th, 2009

Happy Birthday

Today is my birthday.  49 years.

Today is the day after my 3rd chemo infusion of Phase I.
Today is the day I get my 3rd Neulasta injection.

They had Better be Gifts of Life.

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Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Chemo Phase I, #2 – March 26 2009

Thursday was my second treatment of the A/C combo (Adriamycin, aka Red Devil and Cytoxan).

Mom and I bring games to play, while we’re waiting., to try and pass the time, to take my mind off of what is going into my body.

Watching that red liquid flow into my port is terrifying.  The taste in my mouth is noxious.  As advanced as we, as a civilization, are, WHY are we Still utilizing a treatment option that was given to the previous generations?  It Can’t be because it works, because it kills as it “cures”.

I’m tired and there are no answers.

I’m going back to bed…

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Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Chemo Phase I, #1 – March 11 2009

This is horrible, this chemo.

Had to go and get my Neulasta shot this morning.

the Magic Potion.

The wound from the port-a-cath surgery had a hematoma, and the nurse had to press the area to get the fluid out.

It was Painful.

It hurts.

and

I hurt all over.

I wanna go back to sleep.

I ache, I hurt, I am nauseous, I wanna puke, I don’t wanna puke.

My head hurts, my eyes hurt, my skin hurts, I hurt…

My Bones Hurt.

Drink drink drink – more liquids.

Saltines please

Broth

Where’s the bucket?

Who thinks this is a good idea??

I wanna go back to sleep.

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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

First Chemo – March 11 2009

Had my first chemo today.

The nurses were very nice, but the chemo itself was Horrible.

The feeling, the taste, the smell of that poison going into my body is just revolting.

I feel very sick and am going back to bed.

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