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OK Creekwood, I gotta ask you a question and I'm afraid it's as bit personal. When the doc did the manual test did he have both of his hands on your shoulders? And did he kiss you on the back when he was done?
When the urologist did the manual check on me I told him "Geesh doc, usually when I meet a guy for the first time I just shake hands with him."
I wouldn't have made a comment like that except he was a bit of a standup comic.
Way to go GFC! I have been there... not for the cancer you have but through chemo. I never got nauseous. Did have insomnia from the steroids they gave me to counteract the nausea. And the fatigue came later also. You have got this!Well that was a piece of cake.
I had my first chemo treatment and before I get into the details I must say that the great people at Kadlec Clinic Hematology and Oncology clinic are absolutely top notch. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give all of them a 15. No waiting to be seen, everyone was VERY friendly, everything was explained thoroughly and all my questions were answered completely. Nice job gang.
The actual treatment went pretty much as I expected. Lots of pills ahead of the infusion to head off nausea caused by the chemo treatment, the infusion itself along with saline solution. The whole procedure including the Q&A time before the procedure was about 3 hours.
One thing that surprised me is that I won't likely feel any ill effects for a couple of days. So instead of being tired and nauseous today and tomorrow, it likely will be Thursday and Friday. More on that later.
So there will be a total of 6 treatments 3 weeks apart. The day before each treatment I have to go to the local lab to have blood drawn and the day following I have to go to the Kadlec clinic for an injection and that visit won't take more than about 10 minutes.
At this time we only have 4 chemo treatments scheduled. As each treatment is completed another will be scheduled until all 6 are completed. At that point the doc will do an assessment to determine what treatment will be administered going forward.
So that's about it. At this point I'm feeling NO ill effects from the chemo. That likely will change on Thursday as this stuff works its way through my body.
Thanks for all the positive comments and prayers. They mean a lot. I never thought I'd be in this position (who does?) and it's a nice feeling to know there are people out there who care.
I do, and that means a lot. The next step for me is to return to the clinic for a shot that will help fight off any nausea.As you go through this, just know that there are so many of us out here with you in our thoughts and prayers.