Today was finally my first treatment. It was a LONG day: we got there at 7 am and left at 5:00. The Rituxan infusion was going well for the first 3 or 4 intervals but the next one brought nausea, feeling flushed, stomach aches. So they stopped for a half hour and I got morphine eventually (delayed by pharmacy?) and we went forward and everything else was better.
Julie helped me a lot! It was so great to have her there. Subsequent treatments should be easier or at least shorter.
Now I have a bandage (and big bruises) where the PICC line went in. Getting it taken out was a breeze. Five nurses crowded in to watch, with my permission. I chose not to watch.
I like that they have a "Nourishment Center" and I can request tea, yogurt (FAGE brand), great cottage cheese, etc. I managed to eat some yogurt, a small container of cottage cheese, and Mango Ginger tea (Tazo brand).
Now I have a plastic thing stuck on my abdomen. It's about the size of a small container of dental floss. In 27 hours it beeps and then injects you with the medicine. It is called an on-body injector and delivers Neulasta which is a:
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| Is it butch or Annie Lennox 80's? |
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| Rey is one of my nurses for my first treatment |
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| Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun is my companion, along with Julie taking the photo--maskless! |
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