1:50pm-Today is my first day of chemo. After begging Dr. Khoury to give me the go ahead even without a current echo on file, I'm sitting here finally getting my concoction. Three different chemos over several hours. So far so good. They gave me an antinausea medication called Aloxi which is suppose to last 3 days. Then some Decadron, a steroid to help with reactions I assume. We are starting with my cytoxan, the epirubicin, then 5FU. They had no problem accessing my port. It only felt like a pin prick. Erik took the day off to be with me. Love that man more than life itself! He's been overly attentive and loving. Just what this nervous Nelly needed! I went to a support group (which I said I would never goto) on Monday night and met 14 cancer patients/survivors. Two of the ladies from group (both named Debbie) came to my first chemo! One brought me snacks and came specifically to see me. And the other one volunteers for Can Care, a cancer organization and just happened to be volunteering today in the chemo suite. Shelly Is taking kids to dinner and a movie tonight so I can rest when I get home. Everyone is so kind and helpful! I have awesome friends!!
8pm- Have had a headache for a couple hours and have been nauseated since leaving the grocery store to pick up my Zofran. I ate some chicken noodle soup and crackers before laying down for a nap for my head and took Zofran. Zofran makes me dizzy and can cause headaches. I woke up and threw up. Time to get the Phenergan out. So we will see when I wake up if that helps or not. I expect to sleep until morning.