First Chemo Treatment

We've been in the infusion area for about nearly 3 hrs and have 1 more (drug and hour) to go. Because it's the first time, the nurse first had to go over the side effects of all the drugs, and is running some of them at a slower rate than they normally would to be sure that I handle it OK. I'll need to come back tomorrow with Kemi for a dose of another nausea drug - shouldn't take more than a half hour I hear.

The infusion area is a large room with about 20 laz-y-boy type chairs around the edge. There are curtains to separate them into little rooms but they are all open. The other patients are mostly male today, mostly 50+, each just getting on with it. It's good cos there is wireless internet so Chinya and I are both on our laptops.

I've decided not to pursue the second opinion at Johns Hopkins. I am really pleased with the care that I am getting from the group I am with, and have come to trust that they are applying the state-of-art to my treatment. When I brought this up to Chinya, he said he felt the same way... the last time we'd spoken about it a few weeks ago, he felt that we should still go for it but we both feel that we are being led to just trust the team we have.

I thank God for His direction, and for a New Day!