It may sound strange but today we are tailgating at the Infusion Lab at the hospital. Chairs are limited, unless you are a patient, so I brought my own seat to sit in today. Me and my favorite, Penn State tailgating chair complete with cup holder and my cooler filled to the brim with gatorades, waters and sandwiches have popped a squat at the foot of Andrew's Barcalounger, where he is receiving chemo today. He looks good, though he is asleep right now, resting peacefully from the Ativan he took earlier from the slight nausea he was experiencing. Though I'm sure some of the nausea is from the chemo, after he ate lunch, he felt a lot better.
Andrew's loves the infusion lab, aside from the fact that they let him go home everyday, it's normally quiet and relaxing and he has his own personal nurse that are within arms reach every second he is here. He feel comfortable here and is well cared for by Nam, his wonderful nurse. Though the regiment of Istopside and Ethoside haven't changed, the way in much the saline/potassium mix is being incorporated into his port has shifted. The mix is now added during the entire time the chemos are injected, about a 3 hour time frame, which allows for a little bit of overall time to be taken off of the whole process. The less time he has to spend here, the better in his mind.
Andrew should be done and we should be on our way home by 3 pm today, maybe even earlier. Then he can go home and rest and I can, yet again, return to Macy's and take his suit back that he bought for Lanhi and Gary's rehearsal dinner this weekend. You would think that when the tailor hung the pants on the hanger he could have seen the 2 inch difference between the left and the right leg --- that's right, he only tailored one leg of the pants ....... rediculous. Hopefully when I return from the mall, Andrew will be up for dinner. Then it's off to bed to do it all again tomorrow. Overall today has been on ok day..... easily controlled by medicine. That's all we can hope for everyday.
This weekend is Lanhi and Gary's wedding for him to look forward to. Next week is an appointment with a radiation oncologist and another onthopaedic oncologist in the DC area.
Tune in next time for Andrew, Day 2 of chemo!!!! And the excitement continues.......
Live long and prosper!!!
