Well, I made it through Chemo #1, thanks to support from Helen, David and the excellent and on the ball nurse E. Now I am very tired - result of not sleeping great and getting up at 5:00 am to take the second load of pre-treatment meds, and then not really being able to go back to sleep. Plus all the supporting meds they gave before the treatment; it seems like 1 common side effect of almost all of them is drowsiness, fatigue, etc. In the last hour or so I've had my first twinges/tweaks of nausea, nothing terrible ... yet. But I went ahead and took the additional anti-nausea med they gave me a presecription for. I'll write more about the whole treatment experience at another time, hopefully tomorrow.
Just as we were pulling into the parking lot at home, my neighbors were arriving with brand new and beautiful little baby JR. She is a peanut, tiny and perfect, and she was sleeping soundly when I saw her (later this afternoon I thought I heard wonderful little protesting little mew-cries from next door - hungry I bet! I had a wonderful care package waiting here for me from V - I am now the owner of 4 new caps, 2 outdoors type caps from V, and 2 indoors caps made by nurse E's aunt or mother, I forget which. I had a good talk with V and J and also had a lovely short chat with my daughter, whom I admire so much for what she's choosing to do with her life, while being so available to be there for me, too. It can't be easy for her.
That's it for now. Thanks to each of you who has written to me, commented here, called, stopped by and been so supportive and loving. I'm going to try to go to bed now. Please send me powerful strong anti-nausea spirits to guard me through the night.
Peace.
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