Well it is finally here. It's Friday night and I have finished my last RITUXAN. I am now on my 1st of four 24 hour chemo bags. Then an hour of Cytoxin on Christmas Eve morning and I am out of here!!! Can't believe this is my last time here. It is good though. I …
Today is Saturday night and I have been home from the hospital since Wednesday. Things are going well. I got my Nuelasta shot on Thursday so the pain from that shot was the worst yesterday. I'm noticing that each time I get the shot, I start feeling better sooner. The first time I got the …
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I just finished my last 24 hour chemo bag for my 4th cycle. Basically how it works is I get Rituxan on the the first day and that can take anywhere from a couple hours to 12 hours depending on the speed. Then I get three different 24 hour chemo bags for the next three …
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Today I began my 4th round of inpatient chemo. I am back at the hospital for the week. I also received my CT scan results from my scan last week. The scan results were great!!! The tumor is gone! There is scar tissue left which is normal. But the tumor is gone which means I …
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Before I began chemo, my doctor warned me about the intense fatigue I will experience. Up until this point I think I have been pretty lucky energy wise. But this time it really hit me hard. I am seriously exhausted. I just want to sleep. I always have to catch my breath. Just chewing my …
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I have been in the hospital now since Thursday of last week. I get out tomorrow (Tuesday)! Things have been going very smoothly. My doctor calls me a me a boring patient which is good I guess. I managed to get outside a few times today. ! My dog summit came to visit me at …
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