Chemo - Cycle 1, Second Monday.. Two drugs.
Today I got both chemo meds: Gemcitabine and Docetaxel.
I thought they'd be administered at the same time. I should have asked. Not that it mattered. Ninety minutes for the Gem and sixty minutes for the Tax. I did get to knit this time... thanks to Joni in the lab who installed the IV when I got my bloodwork drawn. I'll ask for her next time.
And the extra hour gave me time to watch Futurama, a Bones re-run (the one with the dead polygamist... but that's another blog...) and finish (aka run out of yarn) for the gray turban. (we'll see if it fits or if I need to modify). I cast on for a black beanie hat in Knitpick stroll black. It's stash yarn that needs a good light to knit... and the infusion chair is perfect. Plus I like the circulars for the knitting.... rather than the long straight needles.
No side effects, pleasant company (a woman and husband chatting in the next chair. Overall a good experience. I super hydrated.... ended up needing to use the bathroom several times. They've got grape juice in the infusion center lobby... yum.
I left a Burn Notice book for the Infusion lending library. They've got a great Star Trek fiction library...I'll be adding knitting books and general interest books as I go.
I thought they'd be administered at the same time. I should have asked. Not that it mattered. Ninety minutes for the Gem and sixty minutes for the Tax. I did get to knit this time... thanks to Joni in the lab who installed the IV when I got my bloodwork drawn. I'll ask for her next time.
And the extra hour gave me time to watch Futurama, a Bones re-run (the one with the dead polygamist... but that's another blog...) and finish (aka run out of yarn) for the gray turban. (we'll see if it fits or if I need to modify). I cast on for a black beanie hat in Knitpick stroll black. It's stash yarn that needs a good light to knit... and the infusion chair is perfect. Plus I like the circulars for the knitting.... rather than the long straight needles.
No side effects, pleasant company (a woman and husband chatting in the next chair. Overall a good experience. I super hydrated.... ended up needing to use the bathroom several times. They've got grape juice in the infusion center lobby... yum.
I left a Burn Notice book for the Infusion lending library. They've got a great Star Trek fiction library...I'll be adding knitting books and general interest books as I go.
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