July 6, 2006

The Chemo is Done for Today

I got chemo’d today. It went well, if a little long. This time I got 145mg of Taxotere, as before, and 1940mg of Gemzar. The Gemzar is a harder hit than before. Tomorrow I’m due for a Neulasta shot. Between the chemo and the Neulasta, tt will likely be an unpleasant weekend.

The Gemzar hurts while it drips through my veins. I had them start with a slow drip. After it aches for a while, the site kind of numbs up and then I can have them drip it faster.

While I was just sitting there, I opted to type my vital signs into an Excel spreadsheet and plot them. Every morning I take my temperature, blood pressure and weight. You can see the graphs by clicking here. I thought the graphs were interesting. I only have data going back to November 20, 2005.

I’m feeling OK at the movement. I think tomorrow morning should be OK, but by the afternoon, I will start to fade. But we’ll see. I have found my condition is not 100% predictable.

Posted by The Vorlon at July 6, 2006 5:53 PM
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