Sep 27, 2010

My first chemo treatment. Ugh! Six weeks after the initial diagnosis and not a day really feeling sick, chemo ushered me into being a cancer patient. I had hopes that I may be one of those statistics that didn't have a lot of problems with side effects, but that was not to be. My first experience was an allergic reaction to the Taxotere. Intense pain! My hips, shoulders, neck, chest, back. Run for the nurse. Cry! Fill me up with steroids, benedryl, run to the bathroom, stop and pray for the woman in the bed next to me who is having her first treatment too, body shakes, run to the bathroom again.  Wait and try again. This time a little slower. Slower works and after 5 1/2 hours its time to go home. One down, three to go.