Thursday, August 26, 2021
Well today’s chemo made for an interesting challenge. Without a port, I have to have blood drawn from my arm and chemo medicine administered via catheter in my hand. The day went about as normal as it always does, only with the added complication and discomfort of the hand IV. I stand firm in the conviction that a hand IV is probably the most uncomfortable, at times painful, type of IV - and it makes everything more challenging. I wasn’t able to wear my ice gloves (that are supposed to help prevent neuropathy) and didn’t think to put the ice booties on before getting the IV so I ended up not putting those on either because it would have been too difficult to do without causing extreme pain in my hand. I'm praying that it won’t cost me in the long run, I’ve been lucky thus far and haven’t really had much trouble beyond some achy bones, restless muscles and the like. Because of the IV in my hand, I also did my best to limit movement as much as possible during the entire treatment administration. I mostly sat in the chair, watched some Netflix, slept and did my best to stay hydrated/push fluids. Trips to the bathroom were more difficult, as you can imagine, but thankfully I had the nurse put the IV in my non-dominant hand, definitely was the right call.
I got home and was pretty tired so I ended up laying down to rest for the remainder of the afternoon. I saved up as much energy as I could for when Macy would come up, joy bubbling out of every pore, and we would giggle and cuddle and make the most of every moment together.
Friday, August 27, 2021
Woke up feeling pretty wiped out and had a pretty bad headache. Also still pretty sore from the port-removal surgery. Decided to take a sick day and rest as much as possible. Hopefully will be feeling better tomorrow.
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