[Magdalen] Chemo tomorrow

[Molly Wolf]

Loperamide is my friend.  Gravol is going to get pretty cuddly too, as one of my anti-nausea meds cross reacts with another drug.  Hope you have a safe trip home and an easy time with side effects.

Yours in chemo land,
Molly

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On Jan 9, 2017, at 5:26 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It's still going !  The team took 2 1/2 hours from the time I talked to the
> doctor to get the treatment started. I have about 30 minutes to go. Then I
> have a 2 hour drive back to the Cape. I'm feeling ok now, but if it goes
> like last time, I'll start in on diarrhea in a couple of days. Hopefully I
> can control it better this  time.
> 
> And then on Friday I'm bringing home a Shih Tzu puppy named Harold. That
> will definitely brighten my day.
> 
> Eleanor
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 4:31 PM Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Eleanor, how did your chemo go?  I seem to have done splendidly, although
>> side effects await.  Lots of protective meds on board, though.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Molly
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>> 
>> 
>> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no
>> other way. -- Mark Twain
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Jan 9, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>>> Praying for you also, Eleanor.  Hoping that the doctors will have just
>> the
>> 
>>> right medication to stop the diarrhea.
>> 
>>> 
>> 
>>> Ginga
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>> 
>>> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
>> 
>>> wrote:
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>>> 
>> 
>>>> While you are at it, you might double up on chemo prayers.
>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>>>> I'll be going in for the second round of chemo+immunotherapy.  The first
>> 
>>>> round was not fun, as I ended up with about 3 weeks worth of diarrhea.
>> 
>>>> We'll see if that repeats, and if I'm better at controlling it the
>> second
>> 
>>>> time around.  Like Molly, I have a kit to keep me entertained, although
>> I'm
>> 
>>>> usually inclined to nap during at least some of the infusion.
>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>>>> Eleanor
>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 7:47 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
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>>>>> 
>> 
>>>>> The first of four rounds of chemo on a 21-day cycle.  Packing up for
>> the
>> 
>>>>> session (two prayer shawls, book, iPad, knitting, lunch bag,
>> medications)
>> 
>>>>> feels like packing a suitcase to go in for delivering a baby.
>> 
>>>>> 
>> 
>>>>> I shall report on how it goes.
>> 
>>>>> 
>> 
>>>>> Molly
>> 
>>>>> 
>> 
>>>>> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in
>> no
>> 
>>>>> other way. -- Mark Twain
>> 
>>>>> 
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>>>> 
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