Today another few hours of relaxation – waiting for solutions to be prepared and then the painless flow of fluids into my left arm. The experts in the Sarcoma Daycare really know how to find a vein to insert the drip. My veins occur as being timid – a little shy, hiding under my pale though freckled skin. No worries after being enticed to show themselves and be of service to the one who carries them everywhere. No pain and no side-effects other than a heightened tiredness during the trip home.
Journey
my experience during the treatment of the cancer
Chemotherapy One
I had my first chemo-therapy treatment yesterday and as promised, am publishing the experience and the outcome. The drip into my veins took almost 4 hours. Two solutions (a strong cortisone and then an anti-histamine) to condition my body to take the main drug (PACLitaxel – other name Taxcl) which is toxic to the cancer but also to normal blood cells.No adverse reaction and no obvious side effects from the therapy – today indications of reduced size of sarcomas and drop in pressure in tissues of the right eye.