Round #3 is done! The actual infusion day isn't too bad- it's a long day, but kind of fun (I know call us crazy)! We got to the clinic by 8am, mom had her port accessed and labs drawn without any problems. Then we met with a nurse practitioner who was standing in for Dr. Londer as he was at his satellite clinic today. We were back in the treatment room by 9am, waiting for lab results to come back. Everything seemed to run smoothly along though, chemo started by 10am and we were out of there before 1pm. Mom's sister Diane was along today and it was nice for her to experience the process mom goes through first hand. She was very impressed and surprised by the whole thing (she was worried about passing out :) now she believes me that it really isn't all that bad or scary! Today the time flew by as we watched the classic 'chic-flick' Notting Hill, so good! Mom will continue with her steroid and nausea medicine through the weekend and take her occasional dose of ativan to try and counteract some of the steroid side effects that make it difficult to sleep. We anticipate the usual fatigue to set in by Sunday and we'll see how long it lasts this round. Hopefully we can get mom to take it easy this week, that's been the toughest job for me and dad so far! She has completed an unbelievable amount of projects this past month and half, she isn't your typical chemo patient that's for sure! Thanks everyone for checking in, we'll keep you posted through this next week. Love to all!
Lins
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