Next to last cycle

Today's chemo treatments went well. I'm at the point where even if they didn't go well that I don't think it would bother me because I'm being optimistic and focused on finishing this in TWO weeks from today. :-)

I didn't sleep well last night, which is usually the case after getting the eloxatin, but I snoozed for about two hours during today's treatments (and didn't snore, or so they told me?).

My doctor said that I was doing excellent with my white bloodcell counts and platelets counts and that leads to me to think (and hope and pray) that my treatments will end on Christmas eve.

I'll be starting follow-up in January, but the worst of it will be over very soon!

5 Months of Chemo finished !

I went for my treatment today and it was another short one. I got a great informative publication from my oncologist about "living with, during and after cancer" and some great informative links that I'll post a little bit later.

I had my port flushed with a heparin lock and then was disconnected from the portable infusion pump...ah...what a great feeling!

Not sure what I'll be feeling like later or tomorrow, but I'm hoping to be well enough to go to my nephew's house for a little while. My platelets and white blood cell counts are pretty low and that makes my system's immunity level very low, so I'll have to stay away from anyone who is sick, or possible not go, but I'm hoping that everything work's out okay.

Treatments postponed until next week

I went in this morning and my platelet count had come up some, but my white blood cell count was down, so the on-call oncologist requested some tests (more bloodwork) to see if there was an underlying cause.

The doctor said that usually they see these kind of numbers after a patient's 5th or 6th cycle and it is unusual to see after only two cycles. So, he is recommending to my oncologist (who is away this week) that the chemo dosage be dropped to 80% and will have the "extra" test results back next week as well.

I had a hunch that it would be postponed and didn't even put on any of the numbing cream (lidocaine).
So, I'll finish this week with the antibiotic for the infection and hope for a better week, next week.

Treatment Delayed today :(

I wasn't able to continue treatment/infusions to day because of
1.(infection/blood ozzing from incision above port) and
2.(platelet count was low).

They sent me back to the interventional radiologist group and the doc cleaned, sutured and dressed the infected/open incision area. Only stings a little bit.

So, I go back tomorrow morning for bloodwork and see if they can proceed with the treatment.

I knew it was too good to be true, I had finally got an early appt for chemo today and wasn't able to get the infusions. The first day of the folfox treatment is the longest and I was hoping to get in and out by around noon time. Oh well, I can only trust that my oncology team (and I say "team" because my oncologist is away this week and he runs the oncology dept/clinic) is making the best decisions for me.