Then we were busy moving Zach and Anastasia to Chicago so they can begin adulting full time. I had never been to Chicago for a visit (just for flights and one wedding 20+ years ago). I stayed for 4 days and loved the city and their neighborhood. We ended my visit with a trip to see Hamilton. Totally worth it in my view.
When I landed in DTW my cousin Jennifer was waiting to greet me. She had flown in from SLC for her father's final memorial. He passed from pancreatic cancer in March. We had a lovely couple days catching up and just spending girl time together, watching a silly movie and eating great food.
A trip to Kenton, Ohio for my uncle's memorial allowed me to see a lot family from both my mom's and dad's sides of family.
Then I finally returned to Canada. It seemed liked it had been forever although it had only been 2 weeks. It was actually harder to deal with Duffy's absence there. But I collected his belongings and donated them to a local animal shelter.
Notice how this post has had lots of activity and little discussion for side effects. This round really had very minimal side effects. Fatigue, tasting issues and my left arm has been battling edema. I'll be having an ultrasound this week to rule out DVT in that arm. 6/27 UPDATE Ultrasound did show a Vein Thrombosis but in the jugular not arm. So I'll be on a blood thinner, Xarelto and hopefully that will take care of it.
I think I have most of the preventative meds scheduled well. For those who come across my blog undergoing TCH. Here is a what I've been having good luck using. Prior to treatment days I'll indicate with a -Day in parentheses.
- Day 17 (-4) -I start the Activia Yogurt ( I do take a daily probiotic as well) I continue the yogurt through Day 5 if I'm tolerating it
- Day 18 (-3) Prunes ( I do 3 a day until about Day 5 or 6)
- Day 19 (-2) Begin the Hydration increase ( I try to do 2.5-3 liters of water a day until Day 3)
- Day 20 (-1) Senokot S 1 tablet daily. I know when to stop. 😉
- Day 20 (-1) Start the Prilosec OTC
- Day 21 (0) My steroids begin day before treatment.
- Day 1 - Treatment day - Snack on ice chips during Taxotere infusion (my mouth sores were minimal after starting this.
- Also Days 1- 5 Gargle/Swish with 1 TBS baking soda dissolved in 8 ounces of warm water after eating anything. I carry a small bottle of Biotene so I can do this if I eat out during those days as well.
- Days 1- 3 I start the Zofran/Compazine for nausea at 12 hours post preMeds. I don't miss a dose alternating the two meds and even setting an alarm to wake for them.
- For me bone pain from the nuelasta is the worst around days 4-6. I've been finding relief with warm soaks in Epsom salt. I take extra strength Tylenol during the day and take Claritan during the week of treatment. On my worst nights I have Tylenol with Codeine. Most rounds I used it on two nights to sleep.
- Acid is still an issues with the Prilosec on days 5-9 so if it gets bad I supplement with extra strength Pepcid AC or Maalox.
- As for fatigue - I try to walk at least 4,000 steps even on my bad days and work in a nap.
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