April 27. Chemo Round 2. At last.

Today I had Round 2 of chemo on the day we were expecting to do Round 3. I’m so glad to finally be back on track!

I had time to do my usual morning routine before arriving at Zimmer at 8 am, first for the port lab, then the visit with Dr. Robinson, and then the infusion at 9:30. Cold capping started 50 minutes before the 1st infusion.

I started to experience nausea during the pre-infusion meds, so I was encouraged to eat a little snack provided by Zimmer. I felt like I was back in elementary school, but it was so, so good!

The prescribed amount of both Taxol and Carbo was reduced for this infusion. We’ll see if this helps my body with recovery. The worst part of the three-hour Taxol infusion was keeping my hands and feet ice cold, but this is a necessary part of preventing neuropathy, and I am thankful for these new ice packs that are far superior to what we used the first round.

The Carbo infusion lasted one hour, and we were finished just before 3 p.m.

Crystal and I were out the door by 3 pm and headed home to continue cold capping for 5 more hours.

Best part of the day? Clara and her mom and dad came to visit!

Cold capping will be over about 7:45 pm. And I can hardly wait. It’s been a long day.

Tomorrow morning at 7:45 I have a CT scan that will give better insight into why my inhibins continue to rise.

The following is an excerpt from part of my morning reading, Joyful Anyway, by Kate Bowler.