Chemo .....round 2

Tues Nov 11th
Woke up this morning around 4:30 and couldn’t sleep as I am quite anxious about the upcoming treatment. We have decided that this one won’t be as bad (everyone says they get better) but also I am not in the middle of radiation as well and I also am going into this one in much better condition and health. So all in all I am hoping for a little better experience, but I am still apprehensive. At least I know that if I need them I have angels on the other side waiting for me to request their assistance if needed.
Later: Went to the IV therapy in the afternoon. They had us originally scheduled for morning but for some reason changed us. Everything went smoothly once we finally got going but it was so late that we knew we wouldn’t get out of there till after 7:00 and we didn’t. They had to have a couple of people stay late with us so I think they will probably not do that again next time. It was a whole different experience this time because I was not nearly as sick, just finishing surgeries, in the middle of radiation etc. I was able to control the nausea and diarrhea the whole time so I only got up to stretch my legs and empty the foley bag once. They did tell us a little more this time about how we should be handling the bathroom stuff during the recovery period and to be honest we were a little bit surprised that 1) no one talked to us about it after the first one and 2) somehow Julie managed to do all the things she did for me without getting sick or affected by the care she gave me. It is even to the point where I am the only one that should be doing anything in the bathroom and really they recommend that if possible I have a bathroom all to myself. The reason is the chemo is still toxic when it comes out in the urine and stools. It can affect other people that come in any contact at all. Scary.