It sure does not seem like Christmas Eve...sigh. Both Lieska and I have noticed that the day has just arrived and we missed all the usual spirit, music, etc. I do not mean to suggest I am surprised what with all the running around we deal with each day now that I am in radiation. But, I guess I just did realize how intensely immersed in all this we are. Normal life stuff just is not in our radar. Very little else is discussed, etc. Beating cancer is indeed a full time 24 hour a day job.
Yesterday, I had my first chemo infusion to go with the radiation. And it was a BIG dose for sure; about 20% more than what I was getting during the chemotherapy cycles. Fortunately, I only received one kind of chemo drug instead of the three received during the chemo cycles. Unfortunately, it is the one that causes the most sever nausea...sigh They dripped loads of saline solution and anti nausea meds in me also. Now we are waiting with fingers crossed to see how hard it hits me. I have my marching orders for a full regimen of daily anti nausea meds that will hopefully keep me away from the howling bowl until the the body is used to it in a few days. I frankly do not know if the radiation stirs up the nausea now that the chemo is in me. I haven't had any nausea during the radiation period up to this moment.
Finally I have a regular radiation treatment time at 7:30A each week day. We haven't gotten used to going to bed earlier so that we can do the early wake up but that will come soon I am sure. I have to get up about 2 hours early so I can start my sedation meds so I start the day in a blur and do not quite come out of that until late afternoon. After radiation, we drive 15 minutes over to Doc Qs place for a quick health check up and a liter of hydration drip that takes about two hour. And then back to the house a bit before 11A. Makes for a long morning...for Lieska. Remember, I am pretty much in La La land through it.
Lieska wants to continue doing some work; she finds it helps to get away from all this. I miss her but there really isn't anything she can do for me after the radiation and hydration and I agree it has to be a good thing for her to get way from thinking about this cancer all of the time.
We didn't get a chance to do any Christmas shopping for each other so we decided love will do just fine like it did 18 years ago when we didn't have money for presents. :)
Merry Christmas to all. Thank you all for the many kind messages and wishes throughout this adventure.
