2nd Chemo

At 7:10 am this morning it was already a familiar routine: 20 min drive, check in, IV, blood work, results and several hours in the infusion center. 

Today, to somewhat reduce George's anxiety, we decided that he would accompany me. This way George could see the process first hand, ask questions and hold my hand and feel useful. Gwen babysat Max and then went to work. 

For the 2nd chemo, my oncologist switched Benadryl to half the dose and in oral form instead of infusion, and lowered steroids a bit, though the rest of the premeds were kept intact. 

After all the premeds, I only had Taxol and Carboplatin for today's chemo, without the immunotherapy. Infusion wasn't as easy with pins and needles here and there, but absolutely manageable. Several hours later we were home around 2 pm. 

And, so far, no close acquaintance with the toilet, loss of appetite, or any other wonderful side effect, just fatigue (which is to be expected). 2 hour nap cured that!

As unique as I am, my side effects tend to show up four days later vs the next day. So we'll see what happens during New Year's celebration on Sunday.

Second chemo ✅