Sitting here getting my chemo. It is noon and we are already to the cisplatin, the last drug of the day! Granted, it does take an hour for this one to drip in and then it's at least another 2 hours of hydration afterwards to clean out my kidneys. But it is looking like we will be out of here in just over 6 hours, this dual port is paying off! Otherwise I would be sitting here for 10 hours.
Mom is with me today. Instead of Dad bringing her up this time Kendra and I went on a road trip to pick her up. We took off from Seattle on Sunday to check on my place in the 'couv. We were in town for less than 24 hours, enough time to grab some dinner with friends Sunday night then go to a doctor appointment Monday morning, and meet up for lunch with a few coworkers. Next time I'll plan on hanging out longer. It would be good to sleep in my own bed for more than one night.
Kendra and I then headed east towards the Yakima Valley. I decided to take Highway 14 instead of the dull I-84 route which was a good choice. Fall was definitely in session and although most of the leaves had fallen the colors were still great. Kendra is lucky that I forgot my camera in Seattle or I would have been tempted to pull over a few times (or I can just enjoy Alvaro's shots). I did miss the motorcycle on the curvy roads but it was cool and raining so that probably wouldn't have been a good choice.
On arriving at my parent's place in the Yakima Valley, mom had dinner ready and had invited some family over at the last minute. It was good to see them and let them know I'm doing well. I'm pretty lucky to have so much of my family so close together and I love that our way of expressing that we care is by enjoying food (Grandma Golob those brownies were amazing).
Tuesday we headed over the pass which luckily had warmed up. It had been closed Sunday night briefly due to the ten inches of snow that fell. We will definitely need to keep an eye on those conditions in the future as mom will be crossing over often. It was good Kendra came along as my copilot, even though I was too stubborn to let her drive most of the time :-)
Back in Seattle, we started Round 2 yesterday. As always, they did some blood work before the doc decides how we continue (adjust dosages, etc.). My results came back good! The Neulasta shot is working as my White Blood Cells (WBC) were up. The only concerning lab was that my platelets have dropped. They are still in a good range but it would be bad if they drop the same amount again before the next treatment. Something to keep an eye on. I also talked with the doc a little about our post chemo plans. It sounds like they are already starting conversations with surgical teams on how to address my case. The next scans are planned for December 10th where we will find out how much the tumors have shrunk. Until then we continue on with the chemo!
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