This past week wasn\u2019t a great one symptom-wise. It had the usual \u2013 bloody noses and stomach pains. And it was made even better by the reappearance of nausea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the plus side, I am more than halfway through chemo if you count the AC regimen. Five down of Taxol; next week I\u2019ll be halfway through the second regimen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For some reason, sometimes it\u2019s difficult for the nurses to take my blood \u2013 even with the port. When that happens, they have me turn my head to the left and lay back. (Lie back? This English major doesn\u2019t know.) Yesterday, we actually had to recline the chair all the way down. It\u2019s all about positioning, apparently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It occurred to me the other day that I should mark in my calendar when my Keytruda infusions are, since I continue with those even after chemo. I\u2019m to be on Keytruda for a year, so that will likely end sometime in September. Well, when I wrote out the dates, I realized I had a conflict. My parents are going to Florida this spring for vacation. If all goes well, I\u2019m planning to join them for a week (since I can work from anywhere). It\u2019ll be after chemo ends and right before my surgery. Even though I\u2019ll have to be careful in the sun, a different, warmer environment will be a much needed change of pace. Of course, I\u2019m due for Keytruda when I\u2019m there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I asked about this yesterday, thinking maybe we could push it back a few days. I had a feeling even that might not work, since that would be literally the day before my surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thankfully, because Keytruda isn\u2019t chemo, there\u2019s more leeway. The answer I got back was that we can push it back until after my surgery, whenever I\u2019m up for it. This won\u2019t affect the outcome. Phew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My parents \u2013 who have been coming every three weeks \u2013 are here now. Bonus: They get to join us tonight for Doran\u2019s cabaret show, where he has a solo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now I\u2019ll go look up the difference between lay and lie!*<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*No, I won\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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