[Magdalen] Chemo tomorrow

[Marion Thompson]

I hope you are home safe and everything is under control!

I'm eager to hear regular Harold reports!  This is a sweet breed that I 
first met in a home in England in 1960 (eek!) when they were a genuine 
rarity, unlike their numbers today.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 1/9/2017 5:26 PM, Eleanor Braun 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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 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:
>>>>> 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
>>
>>
>>