Hangover

Today was hangover time. That's pretty much how I felt all day. The issue is that I didn't have the pleasure of enjoying the night before! Tired, dizzy, poor apatite, little aches and pains, a flushed feeling. That pretty much sums it up. I know it gets better, I just hate wasting a nice day. I will chalk it up to part of the price paid for kicking this into remission. I'm looking forward to playing a show with my band on Thursday. I should be out of this funk by then......

Cycle 4 Done!

Well I am pleased to say that cycle 4 is done. No issues w/ the chemo thus far but they did have to root around in my left arm to find an elusive vein to no avail. They just went to the other arm and hit it spot on. That's unusual because the nurses always comment on my large "pipes." One thing I have not suffered this round is the dreaded constipation. What a "load" off my mind, pardon the pun! Two doses of Mira lax per day during treatment does the trick. One in the morning and one in the evening. That's what you call keepin' it loose! Hahaha! I have had a little difficulty sleeping...as usual. It's probably the steroids you have to take pre-treatment. That usually fades by the weekend. All in all no complaints! Two more cycles to go then I hope for a complete remission. Come September I will be a happy man. Send your positive vibes!

Day 1, Cycle 4

Well, day one cycle 4 is in the books! I went to the cancer center at 7 am and left at 3 pm. Not all of that was chemo. It starts with a blood test and then a consult with the team to make sure the CBC was where it needed to be; in my case one of the important ones, the neutrophil count was > than 1 at 1.5. I believe the unit is k/microliter of blood. So the chemo started right on schedule at 9 am and finished at 3 pm. The Retuxan or "big bag" takes the most time. It's about a liter and takes about 4 hours. The other 2 are half hour drips each but there's a few saline flushes in between. A long day but not a bad day. Just feeling a little tired right now. All good at the front so far! More tomorrow!

Infusion Week

I start round 4 this week. Looking forward to moving past the halfway mark! Meanwhile I'm raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the Light the Night campaign. If you're interested in donating you can do it on my page. Here's the website: http://pages.lightthenight.org/wcny/Rochestr12/JLynch
More about cycle 4 as it progresses. More later.