Day -7
It's now Tuesday and that means that we are indeed at CMH as in right now as I type this entry. At long last the moment that we've been waiting for but seemed like a lifetime away way back in August of '06, the last round of chemotherapy is upon us... hooray! It will be so nice to get this over with and behind us, but like I said in some of my previous posts, I think the waiting is going to be harder than anything so far. Mentally exhausting having to hold our breath as we wait out the results of every upcoming scan and test from here on out. Five to seven years is an awful long time to have to wait, but I would gladly wait for ten years if it were to mean that she'll be rid of this once and for the rest of her life.
We lucked out... we scored a solo room, that is to say we have no roommate. The room we are in is an isolation room... looks as if we will be staying here until Day -1 at which time we will move to another isolation room. When I say that we are in an isolation room, all that means for right now is that it's an isolation room, but it's not being used as such and when it's time for her to get her cells back, this room will be too dirty. The isolation restrictions aren't being enforced right now since she's not in isolation. The rooms need to be totally wiped down, top to bottom before they can declare it clean. So that is why we will be staying here until Day-1 and then moved... possibly next door. She's scheduled to get her cells back next Tuesday and that's Day 0
The chemo will be starting this morning around 9am and won't stop until some 96 hours later... sometime Saturday morning... one helluva birthday present if you ask me. She will have earned it though... she's getting two agents for the 96 hours of infusion and as an added bonus there will be a third one administered today, tomorrow and Thursday. We can add another toxin to the list... Melphalan... and a little dab'l do ya. This stuff packs a punch... small bag given over 15 minutes... it has a short life in the body but basically gets in, gets to work and gets out.
Sorry everyone... but sleep is setting in and I'm losing the battle so I'm going to end this as is and pick it up later on down the line.
Stay tuned...
KUIYTAP
1 comment:
What a great b'day present that will be....to be done and over with the chemo! My thoughts and prayers are with you both. Give Emmah a big hug and a kiss from me....Love, Mom
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