1 Chemo treatment done and 7 more to go

Just a quick note to let you know I survived my first chemo treatment. They used my port which was sore but did make administering the drugs easier. On the way home I became fatigued and nauseous. They gave me 5 different medicines to combat the nausea and, thank modern phamaceuticals, they worked. I took two when I came home and slept until bedtime and then slept some more. Today I have not had much energy and spend most of the day on the couch. A neighbor (RN) came over and gave me a Neulastin shot which I will get once per chemo treament, 24 hours after chemo. The shot is designed to increase the white blood cell count and is necessary since I am doing dose dense (chemo every two weeks). Since the drug costs $3000 a shot I was afraid to have Mark give it to me the first time. Hopefully, I will not need to go back to Johns Hopkins until the 5th for my next chemo treatment. Sure glad I took off from work as my memory sucks these days.

Thank you for all your kinds thoughts!