Series II, day 1

So, my second series of double chemo began Monday. The infusion was at DRMC. The routine: 9 a.m. appointment; blood draw for the lab; sit with the saline drip for about a half hour while the lab does their magic; get the lab results to approve the procedure; get the pre-infusion goodies (a long lasting anti-nausea and some joy juice which was described as "a type of steroid"); wait for a half hour before the infusion can start (actually, wait for Pharmacy to send up the Gemzar, which took longer than the half hour); when the infusion actually starts, it only takes a half hour to complete; done by 11 a.m.

As before, the pre-infusion drugs are effective-- I felt fine, actually a little jittery and had a tough time sleeping. But otherwise fine-- still true this Tuesday morning. The crash will come and I was warned that it would likely be earlier than before since the pre-infusion was different from that received in Findlay.

But a new problem has arisen-- my blood sugars are up quite significantly. So I have an appointment with my GP this afternoon to address that. Insulin anyone?