WEDNESDAY - Well, after a long discussion with Dr. Katz yesterday and a chat with Dr. Tiballi, we met with Dr. Singh this afternoon at 5pm to let him know what choice we'd made regarding my chemo treatment.
It was a hard decision. However, I am 110% sure we're doing the right thing. I've talked to people and prayed about it and I'm comfortable that it'll go fine. So what am I doing, you ask? I'm heading back to Hotel Sherman on Monday for 6 days of chemo --- the 3rd and final round. Is there some risk? Sure. But I'm quite confident plus Dr. Singh is going to add Neulasta, a drug that is a white blood cell booster, that he did not do the last time. This will help.
So, I'll check in Monday morning and hopefully get all set by early afternoon with the admission rigamarole, blood match and PICC or midline install; and they will get the chemo drug up to me soon from the pharmacy. I should be done Saturday morning.
As before, I'll probably only eat breakfast at the hospital and get lunch and dinner brought in from home(s) or from Panera or wherever. I have just gotten so tired of the bland hospital food and really need stuff with calories.
After that week, I'll have a week or two of recovering at home and go 3 times a week to the doctor for CBC's so I will have to rally the transportation department again. Oh my friends are just beyond the best: the most loving and caring people you can imagine.
A funny thing: Dr. Singh said this afternoon that the nurses on the oncology floor have been asking him about how I'm doing and what's going on. They are so great....I just love them all and will going over to Sherman tomorrow to see if I can somehow wangle the 'big room' again. Lisa, the day charge nurse. has been really good about looking after me. It'll be fun to see them all again.
Guess that's it for now.
Hugs,
Bob
It was a hard decision. However, I am 110% sure we're doing the right thing. I've talked to people and prayed about it and I'm comfortable that it'll go fine. So what am I doing, you ask? I'm heading back to Hotel Sherman on Monday for 6 days of chemo --- the 3rd and final round. Is there some risk? Sure. But I'm quite confident plus Dr. Singh is going to add Neulasta, a drug that is a white blood cell booster, that he did not do the last time. This will help.
So, I'll check in Monday morning and hopefully get all set by early afternoon with the admission rigamarole, blood match and PICC or midline install; and they will get the chemo drug up to me soon from the pharmacy. I should be done Saturday morning.
As before, I'll probably only eat breakfast at the hospital and get lunch and dinner brought in from home(s) or from Panera or wherever. I have just gotten so tired of the bland hospital food and really need stuff with calories.
After that week, I'll have a week or two of recovering at home and go 3 times a week to the doctor for CBC's so I will have to rally the transportation department again. Oh my friends are just beyond the best: the most loving and caring people you can imagine.
A funny thing: Dr. Singh said this afternoon that the nurses on the oncology floor have been asking him about how I'm doing and what's going on. They are so great....I just love them all and will going over to Sherman tomorrow to see if I can somehow wangle the 'big room' again. Lisa, the day charge nurse. has been really good about looking after me. It'll be fun to see them all again.
Guess that's it for now.
Hugs,
Bob
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