Just got home after completing cycle 1 of the second round of chemo. Went pretty well ... took 3.5 hours (3hrs for oxaliplatin and 30 minutes for gemcitabine) referred to as GemOx. I'll be getting rituxan again next Thursday after labs and dr. visit. Only hassle is that I have to get a shot G-CSF (it stimulates the bone marrow to produce more white blood cells) EVERY DAY ! I'll head to the medical center before work during week. Saturday will be a trip in and Sunday Jim will have to give it to me. It seems to be another version of Neulasta (just not as long lasting) so the actual shot isn't bad, just got a little achy after neulasta.
Friday (tomorrow), we've got an appointment with the oncology nurse (they cancelled today's), so I don't really have much information yet. I'll try to post more tomorrow ... maybe by then I'll know how often, if I have both ritux & GemOx on the same day or if I'll have to go in on 2 days.
Anyway ... feeling okay right now ... will probably start getting tired in a bit, but hey, I'm at home anyway ...
At least I think I finally got my 'head straight' for this next 'battle'.
Love to all
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YO, Girl! So good to read your blog this morning ... a piece of sanity in my world. I am TRYING to do the Splat 101 bit of signing up for IM. I am so far a big flop at it and am frustrated. It is not my week for computer things ...
Love Ya!
Terry
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