Monday, June 20, 2011

Hi - Hope you all had a good weekend. I don't know why Mondays are so hard. You would think after resting all weekend I should be running around yet its the hardest day of the week.

Wednesdays Dr appt and chemo was OK. Dr. decided to wait until July 26 to send me for a CAT scan on the liver to see what's going on with it. Until them I'm on the daily chemo pills and IV every 3 weeks.

Chemo was a trip. New (to the unit) nurse - Dora (the vein explorer -I just made that up). For some reason she decides to put the needle in the inside of my wrist. Not a fun place for an IV needle to go in - OUCH!!!!!!!! So now it's in this awkward place and she advises me I have to keep my arm at an angle so not to disturb it. Of course this is not a comfortable angle and she has blankets stacked up under my arm to keep it in place. So she starts the IV with the saline solutions with no problem Then hooks up the chemo and so far so good. Now she decides she wants to give me the chemo injection for my bones which has to go in the same arm as the IV. So what does she do after telling me not to move the arm is to twist it around so she could inject me at the top of my arm. Sure enough the IV starts stopping and it was finally determined it came out of the vein. AAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!!! Excuse me but what a dumb ass! So now we have to put in another IV and she decides she doesn't want to attempt another IV and has another nurse (who I've had before and is pretty good) put it in the top of my wrist - OUCH!!!!!! Now the best part is that they are afraid to take the other IV needle out because I may bleed out and they would have to put pressure and disturb the other IV. So I'm sitting there for over an hour with two needle sticking in me. The joys of trying to stay alive! LOL And you all thought I was having fun on Wednesday afternoons.

I guess I can't complain too much since I now know every nurse on the floor and they know me. All afternoon they stop by to chit chat and see whats going on. I could see the other patients looking to see who I am since they all ask personal things about my life, etc. I guess I'm a ROCK STAR in chemo. WOO HOO At least it keeps my life exciting - LOL!

Until I get more info I wish you all a warm and happy summer!