Chemo Mondays

Well, it's been a long two days but my mom finished with her first round of chemotherapy last night and she did it like a champ.

We got to the Sylvester Center around noon on Monday and met with my mom's doctor before the treatment to get a little background information on how chemo works and what we could expect.  Although everyone we worked with at the Sylvester Center was very helpful and nice--we love our nurses Claudette & Andrea!--it still took a long time to get everything in order.  Hopefully, everything will run smoothly next week and it won't be as long of a process.  We'll get the hang of it soon.

My mom finally got admitted in the early evening on Monday and by 10pm that night they were able to start a 24-hour drip of assorted pre-meds and chemotherapy drugs.  My mom, dad, Lula and I hung out for a while.  We played some Scrabble, took videos on my mom's fancy new iphone, and watch 24.  My dad and I went back to the house to rest up and Lula spent the night with my mom.  My mom slept great that night--thanks to some of the pre-meds no doubt--and when we talked to them the next morning they were in good spirits.

Throughout the day on Tuesday, my mom felt fine and didn't suffer any extreme reactions to the medication.  Of course, it will take some time to see how her body takes to the chemotherapy, but for the most part she's doing great and--in my opinion--the best patient any doctor could ask for.  Right now, the biggest side effect she's experiencing is getting tired.  That's to be expected, so we just make sure to get plenty of rest.

Thanks to everyone for all the love, support, and offers to help.  I'll make sure to reach out if we need something!  We didn't get home until after midnight last night, so right now my only request is to save the calls and visits for another day or so until we're back on our feet.  (You know my mom, she's so social that she'd go out dancing now if somebody asked her.)

Besos y abrazos!