And the number is 6...and counting...
- May 23, 2024
- 2 min read
6 Treatments down and 6 more to go for this cycle. This has truly been a journey. Did I tell y'all about these treatments??
Okay...so they pump me full of poison called PACLItaxel -which is a combination drug- and CARBOplatin for about 2 hours and then on the 4th treatment they pump me with KeyTruda -which is an immunotherapy drug that exposes the tumor to the poison and keeps it from attacking my cells. Amid all these drugs are bags and bags of saline infused right along with it. So once I'm through with infusion, I am like Austin Powers during the thawing process...
I mean steady stream. It's almost ridiculous. It gets worse. I do this all day, every time I go to the restroom. Imagine going to a bar. You drink and drink and drink. Once you go, you've broken the seal and you're constantly in the bathroom from that point on. Same exact concept except I'm being pumped full of drugs whereas you get to choose to pump your body full of alcohol.
Interesting thought. Seems like whenever you put foreign chemicals in your body, you end up pissing like a racehorse. Okay noted.
They have infusion rooms. You can be in a semi-private room. You can have a private room or you can be like me where I enjoy being on the floor with several private areas. They placed me in a semi-private room today and I wanted to demand that you put me back on my floor. I don't like people enough to wanna share a room with folks. It made me feel all exposed. Something about people sharing IVs with you when they are having their treatments like you...nope. Me no likey this. I need my space and privacy. It's like driving down the street, turn my head and all of a sudden I am seeing nothing but naked ass. Nope. Not fun and won't do this again.
Well...that's all I have for today. I'm grateful for being off the rest of the week so I can rest and recharge. I haven't had any time off since October of last year. I have been working non-stop since before and after the diagnosis. I needed to take time. I found spots in my memory that are missing. Time to not think and just vege out for a while.
Until next time...
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