First Chemo

I had my first first chemo treatment today. I goofed up and tried to go right to chemo downstairs. 
I had to start upstairs with getting labs taken. I talked to some very nice nurses who took my blood from my port. I couldn't put on the numbing cream because the incision wasn't healed. It will be next time I go in. So the needle hurt. I won't lie, it did. 
After they checked my blood, then I could go downstairs. 
  

So we went to a private room. They have chairs that you could look outside. I will do one of those on a different day. Besides I knew it would be a long day. 
I had an awesome nurse who made me feel like I had this and she was going to help me get better. 
I got a lot of bags of fluid. I didn't realize they tailored the  treatment and the type of chemo I got to the exact cancer I have and the issues I have. That is so amazing. How far treatments have come in the past 40 years. I thank God for very smart doctors and nurses who work in the field of medicine. 
I had heard it was good to keep drinking fluids. I don't want to get dehydrated. That is not good. I also need to stay away from germy sick people. 

I will admit that I probably got obnoxious during my treatment. Every time she gave me a new bag, it was double checked by a second nurse that it was the right bag with the right bag. But I also had to tell my name and DOB. I always added. It's my Birthday Month. The poor nurse had to hear that a lot today. But hey, I have gotten to this age and should have a month to celebrate. 



The nurse told me I am most vulnerable for germs next week. This week I will be tired and need to listen to my body. 

We ordered lunch through the cafeteria. It was really good. I even got pudding. The best part was the nurse said. I could have a piece of Costco cake for my birthday. Everything in moderation. 



After treatment (which was a lot of sitting for me, I never sit that much) We went shopping for some food. 
We are to get 6-10 inches of snow Wednesday into Thursday. I'm suppose to get my stitch out on Thursday. The nurse said if its bad, It can wait until Friday. 

We got home and it started to rain. luckily we got everything into the house. Poor Jovi doesn't like the  rain. She was so excited we were finally home, but wasn't excited to go outside in the rain. Poor girl. 

So here I sit ready to go to bed. Not sure what reactions I will have. Or what tomorrow will bring. But I know my God is there already paving my way. 

The nurse made a comment about how she sees people come to treatment alone and That made me sad. 
I thought about how blessed I am to have people willing to sit with me during chemo and emailing, texting or calling to see how it is going. Or to remind me they were praying for me. I am humbled with how many are taking time to make sure I'm ok. God has blessed me with some amazing people in my life. 
I will need those people when I need to go for walks this summer. And they would need to be willing to be seen walking a dog in a stroller. Jovi loves her stroller and feels safe in there. So we use a stroller. 

I am tired and my body needs rest. At least it doesn't hurt so much to sleep. Everything is healing nicely. 
Night all!