Jenny Speaks!

Here is a post that Jenny sent for me to put on the blog.  A straight Copy/Past so do not complain to me about the typos!


Al and I got home around midnight last night after starting Round 2 (Treatment #1) of chemo - the heavy hitter (Etoposide IV, Doxorubicin IV, and Cytoxan IV). All my numbers were good - hemoglobin up up 10! At least I'm starting this round without the coughing fits and chest pain.

Al helped me sort out all the pills last night so we knew what we were doing this morning. We counted (per day) 20 chemo pills (4 Procarbazine, and 16 ETOPOSIDE IV (horse pills). On top of that 1 Protonix (anti-reflux), 2 Prednisone (70 mg worth of steroids), 2 Acyclovir (antibiotic), 1 Emend (for nausneuos, which they did re-fill last night at the hospital), 2 teaspoons or Mepron (anti-pneumonia), 2 colace (more if I would like), and 2 additional types of anti-nausousa medication - neither that seem to help (Ondansentron and Prohlorperazine).

I figure if I take all the pills, put them in an old popcorn bag, sit in front of a movie, and eat those pretending I'm eating a bag of popcorn, I can get them all down in 1 1/2 hours (OK, the way I snack, before the previews are even over). And the butter coating would just make them go down a little easier. Think it will work?  :) :)

Got up this morning at 6 to take the anti-reflux and went back to sleep until 7:30 (procrastination), when I took the Emend and am waiting for it to kick in before starting my meds. At least I'm done with the Etoposides tomorrow!