I spent the day with the infusion pump, slowly giving me doses of the 5-FU all day.  So far I have not observed any particular side effects from it.  I did experience the cold sensitivity yesterday to the Oxalaplatin, but nothing too major.

I went into work and was able to put in a normal day.  It is a little bit of a nuisance dealing with the hip pack for the infusion pump along with the pouch for the ileostomy.  The belt of the hip pack has a tendency to slip down and block out part of the pouch, and of course having that belt crossing over the area where my sutures are still healing is a little bit uncomfortable.  I can totally handle a little bit of discomfort though for what this is supposed to do for me.

I should get my new work laptop tomorrow.  That is pretty exciting since it will be lighter than my now 5 year old one and should have better battery life.  The lighter will be nice since I will be carting it back and forth more.

I plan to spend more time working from home after tomorrow to minimize my potential for getting exposed to sickness.  I won’t get my next blood work until next Friday, but it is likely that these drugs will lower my various blood cell counts so better safe.

It is nice being on campus and getting to interact with folks in a more impromptu setting.  Working from home can become isolating since unless you have a specific meeting or reason to contact someone, you don’t get those random hallway meetings.

I am definitely looking forward to turning in the pump tomorrow and being free of the hip pack for 10 days.