Titty Gate

One more sleep… then phase 3 begins!

This is my chemo drawer. I have amassed a collection of items from suggestions of others who have gone through this before me in hopes of minimizing the side effects as best I can. We’ll see how it goes. I know I have no control over how my body will respond, but I can at the very least have all of the things to help me combat whatever it is that may come my way. And I’m sure I’ll add my own odd thing or two to this list along the way.

I have my bag packed for tomorrow: blanket, snacks, lidocaine cream, laptop is charging, drinks in the fridge, migraine cap is in the freezer… I think I’ve got it all covered.

I’ll begin my day at 9am for a port check- by the way if you ever need one of those and they tell you it’ll feel fine after a day or 2, that is a lie. This thing hurts and is a pain in my ass. I can legitimately feel the catheter. I know it will heal in a few days, but the whole- it’ll be fine by Monday thing was a lie.

10am- I’ll head over to the cancer center to check in, vitals, blood draw, appointment with Dr Katz and then sometime around 11/11:30 I should begin my 2 hour drip. I’ll have to wait 30 mins afterwards to make sure I don’t have an allergic reaction and then I’ll be on my way home.

I feel pretty good about all of this. I thought I might have a meltdown the night before but I feel like I’ve prepped as best I can and all I can do now is go with the flow and hope for the best.

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