Monday, January 4, 2016
Course 8 (of 12)
This time is different! Thanks to the allergic reaction I am full of steroids (dexamethasone), awaiting one final dose of those, a dose of Benadryl, and six fabulous hours of a carefully-monitored oxaliplatin infusion. They ran out of chairs so I have a bed this time - and thanks to the Benadryl I might actually need it. Here we go.
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This drug hates me. The feeling is mutual.
ReplyDeleteAt about the same point as last time (volume-wise) I get red palms, a small rash on back of my hands near my thumbs (neither one was itchy at all), and a very tiny wheeze when I breathed extra deep. Chemo is now at a full stop. My oncologist is less optimistic than when we spoke before treatment started re: my body's ability to handle this drug. Nonetheless we are going to try and muddle through. Another steroid (different one), more Benadryl, and an antihistamine that they didn't give me last time. Now I'm waiting about 20 minutes for these things to settle and they'll start it up again. Might work, might not. I didn't fall asleep from the first Benadryl, but I'll bet this second dose knocks me out. Unexpected surprise all over again. But we'll see if this works.