6 down, 2 to go...it's a great feeling.
Yesterday's chemo started at 11am and was finished by 5pm. It's a long day but I was given a private room which was an added bonus. I talked to my oncologist about my reaction to the Herceptin in treatment number 5. I know that that Herceptin dose was the loading dose but didn't know how it would compare to the remaining doses. She said the Herceptin dose was based on weight; 8mg per kg in the loading dose and 6mg per kg in the subsequent doses. I'm happy to report that I didn't have any shakes, chills or fever last night.
The Herceptin infusion takes 1 1/2 hours, then the Taxol pre-meds take an hour then finally the Taxol infusion takes about 3 1/2 hours. Part of the pre-meds include Benadryl which allowed me to sleep through a good portion of the Taxol infusion.
Even though I'm feeling tired, I couldn't sleep past 5:45am this morning...I'm sure it will catch up with me later.
me
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Couldn't sleep past 5:45 am,the Groves clan must be washing off on you!! Great time of day : sun is up, birds are singing and if you live in Southern Ontario, less than 30 degrees C.!!! Enjoy!
Love and prayers always, Grampa-Bob-O.
Hey Kim,
At 5:45am in the 'Muskokas' means the crows have been taunting me for 20 minutes and I have the "Do I get up decision?" It usually ends up with me with a Starbucks in one hand (courtesy of the Westin Trillium House Cleaning carts) and my BB gun in the other. I won't go into any more details, but the crows seem to find other places to go on the lake in the mornings, what's left of them........
Keep Smiling,
Mark
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