I had my blood taken and dressing changed and then waited quite a while for the doctor. Dr. Amir wasn't there so I saw one of his fellows. No concerns with my side effects but she didn't want to eliminate the pre meds so I still had to take the steroids and benedryl.
After we saw the doctor I waited a bit more for treatment to begin. I saw a woman and her husband that I had met a couple times before and her husband chatted us up in the waiting area after she went in. He said his wife was first diagnosed when she was 47, and went into remission until she was 64. She started to have some leg pain and actually fell and broke her leg at the cottage. It was then determine it has metastasized to her bones. She was monitored for 15 years after her first diagnosis but then stopped, and that's when it came back. She has been treated for 7 years for the bone cancer, and is now 71. Her husband said that given how much time they have had together since the first diagnosis, they do not feel short changed. Their children have all grown and they have 5 grandchildren. He said what they learned is to not wait to do things. If you want to travel somewhere do it! At the end of the conversation he said that I will be fine. The whole thing really touched me and gave me hope.
Soon after I went in for treatment.
My regular nurses were busy so I had a male nurse named Jason this time. I got a bed again which was nice. He was very organized so the actual treatment moved along well, but didn't get started til about 11. Long day but I feel excited too. One more to go!! And then goodbye chemo!
Here are some photos of me, and icing my toes, and some inspiration.
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