[Magdalen] Chemo tomorrow

[Eleanor Braun]

Home safe, and everything under control, for now.

Pictures of Harold will probably dominate my FB page starting Friday,
probably including his "cousins" -- dogs from the same breeder who are part
of some friends' families.

Eleanor

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> wrote:

> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>