Monday, February 26, 2007

One Down

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... 3 to go. Ok, not just 3, but more on that in a minute.

The first chemo went well. Karen didn't notice much as it was going on, which was good. Maybe feeling something now, but not much. We stopped for Panera and Starbucks on the way home. As she said, she was a good girl and deserved a treat. Starbucks mocha, it's like ice cream for adults.

She has 3 more rounds of the drugs she received today, every other week, with a white cell booster the day after and blood tests each week to monitor her white, red and platelet counts. Then 12 rounds of 2 other drugs every week after that. So chemo doesn't finish until the first week of July, if everything goes to plan.

But, as all the former military people out there know, the plan is the first thing sacrificed once contact with the enemy is made. Or to quote Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome: "Plan? There ain't no plan!"

Lots of fun anti-nausea drugs, and steroids from mild to "not mild." But a few free samples of some which is cool. And way more information than I ever wanted.

So from here out, no visitors with colds, pre or post (all others welcome), no rodents (on doctor's orders), no crowded indoor venues where lots of people congregate.

Oh, and her hair is almost as short as mine. Almost. And yet, she still has more of it than me. ;-)

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