No Chemo - Pt 2

Well, I went in for chemo again yesterday - if you remember, the last time they sent me home because my blood counts were too low. This time my blood counts were good, so they got me all set up with some magnesium while the chemo was being made - I'm always low on magnesium; I think it has something to do with avoiding green leafy vegetables.

As soon as they started the first chemo, Gemzar, I started to get really hot and flushed and my left leg started to hurt - it felt like it was swelling up or something. The nurse was still in there - apparently even if epople don't have reactions in the first round they can develop them in the 2nd or 3rd rounds - she said that was especially true of the gemzar. She could se that my face was flushed and immediately stopped the chemo and put me on saline.

Then she called my nurse coordinator to see what they wanted her to do. The coordinater - Heidi/Holly (there are two of them and I can never keep them straight) - said that since it was 5pm and there would be minimal support available in case anything went really wrong, that she should stop the chemo. So, we just finished up some saline and some additional magnesium.

Jess and I kept ourselves entertained by mocking the people on Food Network - if you mimic the hand gestures that Rachel Ray makes you get quite a workout!

I suppose that Heidi/Holly is going to call me on Monday and figure what we're going to do. I'm hoping that I they set it up for next week, since I already told work that I wouldn't be in the office.

I'm going over to Jess's house tomorrow for Dawn's birthday - I got her something she's really going to love, but I can't post it here yet on the off chance that she reads this before the party. And I'm going to do something special with her cake - it's going to be awesome!

That's it for me - I hope to be posting with some good news early in the week!

Good weekend!

On Friday night I got my hair colored - it's now darker brown. The hair lady showed me a cute way to style it that won't take forever and doesn't involve much hand-eye coordination, so I can kinda replicate it.

On Saturday I went to Isabelle's house for tea and treats during her son Jasper's nap time. It was fun catching up - we only manage to get together every 5-6 months due to schedules, missed phone calls, etc.

Saturday night I went over to Jess's house to watch BSG. The new episodes air on Friday nights so we get together on Saturday nights after her son Gaius (yes, named after one of the lead characters on the show) goes to bed. This episode (Six of One) was a little boring, but the teaser for next week says that they're going to reveal the final Cylon next week.

On Sunday I stayed home and hung with the boys - we did a little laundry (I washed their gross sucking blankets) and cleared out my Tivo to make room for more shows. I watched a biography of Julia Child...okay, it was on Food Network so they call it a CHEFography. Makes me want to do more cooking...okay, some cooking...okay, actually enter my kitchen for something other than ice cream and Doritos.

What did everyone else do?