If you're nice, I may let you pet my port.....

Live blogging for treatment #5. Today was a Dr's visit prior to treatment, so we are starting later. I haven't done the PET scan yet, so no results to chat with him about.

10:39am ET: Giving me the Aloxi for nausea with a Decadron kicker on the back side. The Dec is fattening me up. I was 221 when I checked in 2 months ago, and now I am a svelte 234. If we were on Sesame Street I would be brought to you by the letter O. No roid rage tho, so I guess I have that going for me.


19:34pm ET: UPDATED Well so much for live blogging. Schlabers ended up picking up one of the kids from preschool and while she was gone I slept. Despite the meeting with the Dr today, the whole deal went pretty fast, which is mad appreciated.

Sorry for the lame no-posts. They are trying to get the PET scan scheduled ASAP, so the results of that should be next.

Live blogging from Treatment #4

Yo yo yo everyone. This starts the live blog from #4.

09:40am Jonny McRed has his port tapped (feeling like a keg) and they are bringing back my blood results. Waiting for the #'s on the whitey's at this time.

09:50 Senor White Blood Cell is doing fine. Still low in comparison to normal peeps and low for most chemo patients, but fine for a hodge patient who isn't getting Neupagen or Neulasta. Sitting here with my Babers Mcschlabe. Say hi babers: Hi. Getting some Aloxi and prep drugs at this time. Say hi Senor Whitey: Hola.
10:45am The cool-aid has been dripped (Adriamycin), and Vincent too (Vinblastine). Mr Bleo Dicaprio is headed down the pipe now. Holla.

11:06am We are setting a time record here. The Bleo is done and now it's time for the Billy Bad Arse. Dacarbizine. Starting to feel icky just thinking of him. RRRRRR.

11:17am Sending a shout out to Kelly and Matt in Boston. They are up in Mass, checking out the live blog. Maybe you two should get together ;)

11:42am The Dac is still flowing and i am getting a bit queezy (yuk). About a quarter way through it. RRRRRR.
12:30pm All done. Feeling a little yucky but heading to Chick-Fil-a nonetheless.

1:53pm At home, chilling. Going to post my First Pet Scan from back in July shortly. Will set up the next one sometime tomorrow.

Live in treatment #3

I am here getting my push/drips. Going a little slow, but it's going. White Blood Cells are at 1500, but we are moving onward. ESPN is playing in the back ground, so i am fine :)

I'll keep pushing updates.

1:20pm ET: So far so good. Got a couple of small naps and haven't been chatting with everyone. I will be back online at home after some grub and a nap. Shout out to MelisB for swinging by the home to say hi yesterday. I was late getting home or I would have let her rub my dome for good luck. Her old man is clean shaven, so she would be used to it.

4pm Long day. Treatment #3 is over and I have some more info. We will push on regardless of WBC and only use neupogen if I get sick. Also, we will do a PET scan after the NEXT treatment (treatment #4, cycle #2), instead of the halfway mark. So I should know much sooner if things are working.

Feeling ok so far and had a late lunch. Going to catch up on some work and then take a nap.

Peace!

Blogging live from Treatment #2

I have dreamt of this. Wi-fi access from the Infusion Therapy Center in Winchester Medical Center. I was able to connect and all is well. I will make some live updates to this post throughout the morning.

11:10am ET: Whitey was 2400 today after being 1400 Friday, so we are all systems go. I have gotten the Adriamycin, Vinblastin and a few flushes. Showed all the nurses my blog and they liked it. They also advised that, going forward, they will go through treatments regardless of White counts and then react with Neupogen or Neulasta if I get sick and get fevers. I am fine with this. Wife went to get her laptop and some documents. This place is filling up, people are dying to get in here (pun).

12:30pm ET: HUNGER anyone?

1:30pm ET: All but done. Mouth feeling mad metallicy. Getting hungry. All is well though. Wife sitting next to me. Both of us have our laptops open and we look like a couple of mooks.

2:30pm ET All done and home. Mouth feels like it is on fire from the Dacarbazine, but all else is fine. 2 down, 10 to go. 4 more before I get a status PET scan and see how things look. Peace out for now.