Today was day 2 of the second treatment. Yesterday we added the Avastin, and I again went home with the pump delivering the 5-FU over 46 hours. I have definitely been feeling the cold sensitivity from the Oxilaplatin but that should go away in another day. I felt it last time, but it lasted a […]
Second treatment underway
The highlight of today was my second chemotherapy treatment. This treatment added the missing element of my cocktail, the Avastin is the attack dog in the cocktail. While the Oxaliplatin and Flourouracil (5-FU) attack the cells ability to reproduce, while the Avastin goes after the supply lines that bring blood to the cells by blocking […]
A tale of dead laptops
Today was going pretty well. I had a minor incident when I woke likely related to a poor choice for dinner the night before, but after changing out the appliance, things were heading in a normal direction. I made it to work just in time for a long meeting where I encountered several folks that […]
Meetings and Measuring
I am already starting to regret the alliteration for the post titles. Today was mostly a normal work Monday. It started with a visit from the nurse (well, technically it started with a meeting that was interrupted by the visit from the nurse) where my vitals and all are still good. I have been maintaining […]
Sportsball and Sandwiches
Today was a typical lazy Sunday. I woke up good an early (7AM) and did a little cleaning, then headed to Peet’s Coffee again around noon for another cappuccino and some reading. When I got home, I turned on the sports ball game and did some work. I don’t expect much to change before Wednesday […]
Cappuccino and Contractors
Today was pretty close to a normal day. I started the morning changing out the appliance. This one lasted 4 days, which I knew was stretching my luck, but looking ahead to the next week it was advantageous changing it on Saturday since that will place the next change at Tuesday, allowing me to not […]
Blood work and sporting goods.
The highlight of today was my blood work. This was the first check since my chemotherapy started and I must say that I was a little bit nervous going in. I have not experience any obvious side effects, so I was concerned that instead I would have some hidden reaction. The good news was that […]
Not so bad
Today was another pretty good day. I felt strong all day and it being my third day with the same appliance, I am feeling more confident that my problems of last weekend may be behind me. I checked out the samples I received from Coloplast and they look pretty good. I don’t think I will […]
It is almost like Christmas
Today was a good day. I drove Frank and Liz to that airport and for the most part traffic was light. It was bittersweet sending them off since I had started to grow accustomed to having them around, but I do like having my house to myself (and Isabella). I went into work and generally […]
Stress reduced
Today I woke up with a single appliance left in reserve after changing out again last night. I found a really good video online that suggested some things that I had not tried before that I am trying, mainly one where I rotated the square barrier 45 degrees to apply in as a diamond which […]