After a fitful night of trying to keep my arm straight and
getting up every other hour and trundling down the hall to the common bathroom
to eliminate the 6lbs of liquid infused that day, I woke exhausted and
hungry. Pancakes looked good and the
view was great. I got to Oncology around
8AM and George came in 5 minutes later and lead us to the infusion salon. I asked for and got the Benadryl infusion
right away and dozed off to never-never-land.
By the time I woke up Judi was installing the Bendomustine [I slept
right through the rituximab! I bought some dried fruit the night before and
snacked knowing Caroline was coming at one with a treat. I was through by one, two hours earlier than
the day before. Judi had upped the drip
rate because I tolerated it so well the previous day. I led Caroline through the corridors to the “canteen”
and we went outside to the picnic area for a petit dejeuner sur l’herbe. It was not really breakfast but I love the
image. It was a glorious day with a
spectacular view and witty and eye-catching company. Being sick certainly does have some great
perks! I bid farewell to Caroline and
the VA and managed to just escape the afternoon rush hour. I got home and went to bed.
My next trip back will be for a scan; sometime next week I think. I will then meet with Dr. Mannis on the 31st
to discuss the results. I return for
another round on the 14th and 15th or thereabouts. Then another scan, another consult and again
until they feel that the “bulky disease” is sufficiently reduced to consider a
reduced regimen or suspension of treatment.
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