The Fight is On - by Rose Ann
October 18
Ruthie slept well last night, ate breakfast, walked, showered and shampooed by 10 am. After the pharmacist went through all the warnings about the drugs she would be getting and their side effects, the Taxol drip was started. Ruthie is doing great with it and has declared that "the fight is on - knock 'em dead" It takes several hours for the Taxol and then she will have her dose of Carboplatinum. After that she gets to go home. Even it is evening or late, we will head back up north.
We really appreciate the staff's help in providing a cocktail of meds beforehand to manage the side effects. We expect to leave with a handful of prescriptions and information on her treatment. They have already given us a number of pamphlets and booklets on eating healthy, dealing with cancer and taking chemotherapy.
The princess has been spoiled with good care, and seems a bit concerned that she will be in the hands of amateurs. Hubbie and Big Sister are up to it. A daughter will be here over the weekend to add her help and ideas for care.
Getting home was interesting. It took more time than we thought to check out, so armed with prescriptions, her bear, flowers and stuff, we headed home in the VW Bug. It has a lot of leg room in the front and we added a pillow under the seat belt for comfort. Of course, we weren't going to get home before her pharmacy closed. Middle Sister looked up pharmacies near by, gave directions (Google is great!) over the cell phone and the pharmacist filled her pills without a hitch. Princess sat out in the parking lot on the phone, while Big Sister got the pills.
We arrived safely home at 10:30 pm. Hubbie was waiting with open arms. Ruthie downed a pain pill, got tucked in bed and slept for 6 hours uninterupted. She got up for a pill, and went back to sleep until 9 am. It was great to be in her own bed and worth the night drive to see her so comfortable at home.
Ruthie slept well last night, ate breakfast, walked, showered and shampooed by 10 am. After the pharmacist went through all the warnings about the drugs she would be getting and their side effects, the Taxol drip was started. Ruthie is doing great with it and has declared that "the fight is on - knock 'em dead" It takes several hours for the Taxol and then she will have her dose of Carboplatinum. After that she gets to go home. Even it is evening or late, we will head back up north.
We really appreciate the staff's help in providing a cocktail of meds beforehand to manage the side effects. We expect to leave with a handful of prescriptions and information on her treatment. They have already given us a number of pamphlets and booklets on eating healthy, dealing with cancer and taking chemotherapy.
The princess has been spoiled with good care, and seems a bit concerned that she will be in the hands of amateurs. Hubbie and Big Sister are up to it. A daughter will be here over the weekend to add her help and ideas for care.
Getting home was interesting. It took more time than we thought to check out, so armed with prescriptions, her bear, flowers and stuff, we headed home in the VW Bug. It has a lot of leg room in the front and we added a pillow under the seat belt for comfort. Of course, we weren't going to get home before her pharmacy closed. Middle Sister looked up pharmacies near by, gave directions (Google is great!) over the cell phone and the pharmacist filled her pills without a hitch. Princess sat out in the parking lot on the phone, while Big Sister got the pills.
We arrived safely home at 10:30 pm. Hubbie was waiting with open arms. Ruthie downed a pain pill, got tucked in bed and slept for 6 hours uninterupted. She got up for a pill, and went back to sleep until 9 am. It was great to be in her own bed and worth the night drive to see her so comfortable at home.
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