Second Chemo

I made it to my second treatment today, where I got the four-hour treatment instead of the one-hour variety I was expecting. I was glad to be able to have it today, but I have to say, it was a different experience from last time. We started with talking to the doctor. Dr. Abrass assures us that this blend of drugs I'm getting for chemo has been shown to shrink tumors in similar cancers. It won't cure what I've got, but he hopes it can keep it at bay.

To start with, the people were quiet in the room today. No chatting and "partying," just a lot of tired people who seemed to prefer a quiet room. Joyce, my chair neighbor from last time, was there earlier in the day. She called me and waited for me for 1 1/2 hours, but our appointments didn't overlap after all and I missed seeing her. Maybe it was the quiet room, maybe the drugs, but I was a little emotional about all of this. It's hard to be alone with your thoughts for so long sometimes. Also, the chair was not as comfy as I remembered it from last time. I went into a jam-packed chemo room and "my chair" was taken, so I had to sit in a different place. The nurse gave me another back patch to help with the pain in my back. As the patients cleared out, I moved into my first chair, which had an empty seat for David. By the time I was finished, it was just us and the nurse.

I am home now, and hoping to eat and rest. The doctor hopes I am able to get blood work done on Monday, talk to him with the new blood work results on Tuesday, and hopefully have chemo (the 1-hour variety) again on Wednesday of next week.