"Bren seemed more at ease today knowing that 4 weeks of waiting for a cure has now begun. She finished her first 3 hour chemo session today without a hitch with just seven to go. Compassionate and caring nurses walked Brenda through each stage of the treatment; starting with anti-nausea meds, then moving through all three chemo treatments. All of this progressed very well and nothing out of the ordinary happened. Some of the highlights were the head nurse looked like Bev Zodli from a frontal view and Lois Kreher from the side. We felt like we were sitting in Dad and mom's living room during Eurchre Club night. As one of her nurses explained that the new nausea meds will probably prevent Bren from getting sick, I asked Bren and the nurse if I didn't have to keep the toilet bowl clean anymore since she wouldn't have to hug it during vomiting sessions. The nurse chuckled at me and stated I should've been doing that all along. Laughing as she walked back to her station, she must have told the other nurses what I said. They too, began to look at me and laugh. After 10 minutes passed, another nurse came out and handed Bren a prescription. Thinking that it was for the nausea, I thought nothing more of it until Bren handed it to me to get filled. This is what the prescription stated: "No Housekeeping for 6 months" and signed by Brenda's doctor. By that time all the nurses and Brenda were enjoying a good laugh as I looked up and realized the joke was on me. We had a good time with that for the remainder of the treatment. We talked about revising the script to include "No Cooking" as well. Following Bren's treatment we enjoyed soup and salad at Panara Bread then headed to the mall to purchase hats and scarves for when Bren looses her hair."
FROM BRENDA:
"The appointment came quickly today. I am not nervous with needles, never have been and the oncologist nurses are the best of the best! Once they got the line in I was good to go. They administered the "anti-nausea" drugs first - two bags and then I realized "the red devil" (as they call it) the first bag of chemo was set in place! REALITY CHECK! Then onto Chemo two and Chemo three. We were there about 3 hours this time. Tomorrow I go back for my buster shot and I am done till my MUGA test next Wednesday the 17th.
Anti-nausea drugs are my best friend right now."
(Apologies from your friendly blog administrator, she fell asleep on her dinner plate last night before she could update the daily events from yesterday!)
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