...Been a long, been a long, been a long, been a long DAYYYYY!
(High School Musical Reference :-D )
The week is almost over! Yippe!!!
This means no more chemo until December 18th!
In addition, my first round of scans are on December 10th
I can't wait to see what progress we've made!!!!!
Nick V. Etoposide
Round 1
So Etoposide is the latest chemo drug I've been introduced to. It's given to me through IV over the course of 48 hours.
The first 24 hours had no problems. I went to clinic, they hooked me up, I hung out for a while, they sent me home. No Problems...
Round 2
Now, Welcome to Wednesday!
(The following is a very general account, it's a bit more complicated, but I shall spare you all the details!)
I went back to the clinic, was hooked up to a new batch of the Etoposide, and sent home...
7:00PM - Home From Clinic
7:15PM - My IV backpack starts beeping at me! Me and my Dad take a look at it, and after following Sloan's instructions on what to do when it beeps, still can't get the pump to function. So we call Sloan.
They tell us we need to come back in :-(
8:45 PM - Welcome to Sloan
We get there and they fix the chemo and pump.
They also assure us that the problem we experienced rarely happens and should definitely not happen again.
12:00 AM Thursday - Back Home... Now let's get some rest!
...
3:45 AM Thursday - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
You've got to be kidding me.... AGAIN!!!
5:30 AM Thursday - Welcome back to Sloan!
You've got to be kidding me! Same problem!
They patched me up, and I hung around until the clinic opened (7 AM)
I stayed there all day...
My doctor sorted out the chemo problem, and also gave me some red blood cells and platelets.
Needless to see my Dad and I are exhausted. Thursday was supposed to be our day off!
We think by now, the car should be able to drive itself to Sloan!
So Wednesday/Thursday presented to us some challenges, but we made it through!
By God's Grace, there were no serious problems and everything is back on track.
Next week is going to be an amazing week of relaxation!
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Hey Nick, Al, Roe & Vanessa ...just a note to say I'm so proud of you all and you are all in my heart 24/7 ... you are an amazing family and team and so lucky to have each other ... hope you all get some well deserved rest ... hey make a family puzzle ! love Jo-Ann
Hey Nick, Al, Roe & Vanessa ...just a note to say I'm so proud of you all and you are all in my heart 24/7 ... you are an amazing family and team and so lucky to have each other ... hope you all get some well deserved rest ... hey make a family puzzle ! love Jo-Ann
sorry, it was so nice ... i said it twice ...
I know you have had a hard week. However I can not imagine the locker room of a team that blows a 21 nothing lead in the fourth. Sure you are facing challenges, sure you suffer long days! But say a prayer of thanks that you are not on the rooster of the Giants!!!!!
Uncle Rick
Hey buddy!
Just dropping to see how you're doing. You had a crazy time this week and hopefully you and your family are getting to recharge this weekend.
Talk to you soon,
Vinny, Jenn and the girls
Yay for the H2$ Been a long day reference : )
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