day 1 = doneski.

Day 1 office visit is officially done. It actually was much less horrible than I thought, to be honest. I mean, yes, they shove a needle into the port in your chest, draw blood out of it, then drip highly toxic chemicals into your bloodstream. This we knew would happen, tho. But, the overall experience was much more pleasant than I expected. Nice nurses, a nice corner for me, dad and mere to chill in..

So, I had my first drip of anti-nausea meds, then the oxiliplatin, then the first bolus (fancy doctor word for 'intraveneous shot') of Fu5. After that they then hook you up with your pump that you wear until you go back in tomorrow. Tomorrow I get my last in-office drip of leukovorin and then more Fu5, then another overnight pump, and I only go in thursday to just have the pump removed and the port flushed (they just push thru some saline solution to keep it sterile and clean). unless i dont feel good, i'm only in there 15 mins on thursday. YES. then done for around two weeks.

Now the picture: I know fanny packs are somwhat lame. I mean, totally lame. They are fodder for many a joke amongst some friends (sorry if you're a fanny pack wearer). And LOOK AT ME, I'm sporting one as I type this. it holds this small pump that slowly pumps a ML of toxic junk into my jugular per hour. ugly and uncool. weak sauce.

Anyway, I'm surprisingly feeling good. A slight headache, maybe, but not sick at all yet (knocks on wood). Noticed my fingers tingling under my fingernails walking to the car tonight in the cold, and have a slight tingle in my jaw when I first ate tonight..sort of a tingling pain there and under the tongue, but it seemed to go away as I ate, thank goodness. I know it's only day one, and i'm still currently pumping, but I'm really feeling optimistic considering how "normal" I feel. Was expecting to feel worse already (knocks wood, again). Hoping to wake up feeling just like I do right now.

Pump that jugport.