Today is Monday following treatment number 10 which occurred on Thursday the 26th. On Thursday Leah and I were sitting in the waiting room waiting for our turn to be called back for treatment. I had already had my blood draw and was sipping down my coffee waiting my "turn". Out walked a family friend of ours. His wife was at Lemmon Holton for infusion just not for Cancer. We chatted with him for several minutes and he indicated where He and his wife were sitting and it seemed like he pointed in the direction of the Blue pod. Leah said to me "Wouldn't it be interesting if we ended up in the pod next to them?" A few moments later we were called back and were taken back to the Blue pod. I removed my shoes and sweatshirt and stepped on the scale to get the dreadded weight. As I'm slipping on my shoes we are directed back to the cubicle we were assigned to. Wouldn't you know it we were seated right next to the Cubicle our friends were seated in. We talked for another minute and even grabbed a photo together.
We settled in for the long day of treatement I put my headphones in and checked out for most of the day. I managed to wake up for a small meal and then snoozed for the remainder of my treatment. After getting my pump and getting home I slept most of the rest of Thursday, most of Friday and a large chunk of Saturday to. Let's just say I did more sleeping than anything else for a large part of the weekend.
Sunday we woke up and caught church online and I was awake most of the day which is largley unusual for any of the past treatments. I had my Ativan an anti-nausea med through my last dose Sunday night. Today I began the day with my other anti-nausea med and a small amount of food. I got ready and started my day at work. I had more energy than I normally do on a Monday and ate a fairly normal schedule which was not every hour as it typically is on a Monday.
I'm thankful to be mostly back to "normal" a day or two earlier than normal. While I'm not all the way back to normal I'm fairly close and thankful for the speedy recovery. Thank you to everyone who prays, sends cards, encourages here or via another method. You'll never know exactly how much it means to me as I continue to go through this journey. For now I get enjoy the next 10 days before Number 11.
A great answer to many prayers that you felt much better this time! I often see people that say I'm praying for your son! We are Blessed with so many prayer partners!! I'm praying that the Chemo is killing the cancer.
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Thanks for sharing your journey. Praying for a complete recovery!
ReplyDeleteThankful that our prayers were answered positively this weekend. We will continue to lift you all up as you go through more treatments.
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing to be with dear friends before and during Chemo infusion. Maybe starting out in this “positive manner” helped make this “chemo round” slightly more endurable. I truly believe that as we go through difficult times, friends make a huge difference. Leah is another huge difference. When “chemo brain” and sleepiness cause Kent to forget details - like taking meds in a timely manner - Leah is there to lay everything out and vigilant at reminding him to take the meds. Pray for her too, as she gets less sleep and anxiety creeps in. Thanks for being a “Rockstar,” Leah!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am praying constantly for that cancer to shrivel and disappear!
So glad it went better this time. Praying for the cancer to be healed and for you as you all walk this path.
ReplyDeleteWe are thinking of you and all that you are going through. We are praying for good results from all the chemo and trauma the last few months.
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