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Monday, December 15, 2014
How do you say that?
First thing
December 12th, we met with the pharmacist. She went over each drug I
would take during chemotherapy and what the side-effects would be. She
also talked to me about what drugs to take the day of chemo and the
following two days. Wow! There are A LOT of pills to take each day and
week. I also have prescribed anti-nausea pills. Most of the pills I have
to take are reasonably priced (as far as the typical prescriptions we
generally take). I also need to take injections of white blood cell
boosters the day after each chemo treatment. Holy crap! This stuff is
crazy-expensive! We are talking $2700 each week I have chemo! That's
insane! I'm not even sure how to pronounce any of the medicines I am
supposed to take. After we met with the pharmacist, we met with my
radiation oncologist. I had been thinking a bit about the road to the
radiation turn-off. My doctor put it best...after chemo and surgery,
radiation will be a walk in the park! I won't feel anything - its just a
machine that moves around me targeting the breast area. Finally,
something much less painful! There are some side-effects. I should
expect to feel fatigued and the area that is targeted will slowly feel
like I am getting a sunburn. I should expect to do 25-30 rounds of
radiation - everyday, five days a week for five to six weeks. Again, I
am happy we are no longer going to Sunnybrook. That would be a lot of
travelling back and forth, especially when I am feeling tired. Each
treatment typically lasts fifteen minutes. Easy-peasy...I think!
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