Chemosocks

Chemosocks

A big thanks to Kristina and her two girls for my new loungewear and CHEMOSOCKS!  Three new pairs of awesomely comfortable socks that I can wear during my three hour chemo sessions.  I kicked it off today with the blue pair and I must say they made the day go pretty well.  I was in and out of radiation in about the new normal time, 20 minutes or so.  Before that, I had blood drawn for analysis and that, too, went very smoothly.  The guy that sticks me for the blood draw is good at what he does and it goes very quickly.  Two vials of blood and I was done.  I logged in to my MD Anderson account and checked my blood results from last week.  It was interesting to read through the various results on blood chemistry and then google what it means.  I had some things that were high and some low, but most indicators were in the normal range.  I am looking forward to talking with the medical oncologist about what it all means and also see how the numbers change over the weeks as I continue with treatment.  
I felt great this morning and had a whey protein and milk breakfast and then followed that with some bacon and eggs.  I felt like that was a good start to the day and I am trying to to live by the recommendation of when you feel like you can eat and want to eat, then eat.  It was good to have a solid breakfast and maybe that can help me delay my chemo response or perhaps lessen it.  
Once complete with bloodwork and radiation, it was time to head upstairs and check in for chemo.  After a short wait, they called my name and I was off to get my temperature, blood pressure, and weight checked and then head off to my assigned room.  I was in room 4 today, which was a mirrored setup of the room I was in last week.  Still a comfortable setup.  I had a different nurse today than last week, I didn't even see the nurse I had last week.  She put the IV in the top of my right hand, which I was not a big fan of, but it definitely worked to get everything into my body.  Again this week, there was some nausea IV medicine and a steroid prior to the Cisplatin.  I think I felt less this week than last when they finally did run the chemo drug through me.  I would way that I felt a little more tired after it was administered, but that could just be me over thinking the whole situation.  Nothing really new to mention now that I have completed two full chemo treatments.  I have not experienced much nausea this afternoon or evening and I am still able to eat well.  I still actually feel pretty good this evening, so I hope that holds true for the rest of the week.