Ron Washington Wisdom
C2D8: Gemzar+Taxotere
Posted by TFG on February 18th, 2013
That’s what’s on the calendar. In ral words, chemo at 11, the meteor chemo, followed up tomorrow by the Big 1000 LBS weight from Monty Python of Neulasta. There will be opiates over the next five or six days for pain control, but it’s really not all that great of a control since I am deathly afraid of turning into a goofball-gobbling pillhead — I have a bit of an addictive personality, what got me into this situation after all.
The other bit of blues-making news is the C2 part of that dealio — that stands for Cycle. I was informed last week that it will wrap up at C8. Each cycle is a 3-week period — Day1 chemo, Day 8 chemo, Day 15 labs. Lather, rinse, repeat, until the end of June. With occasional CT scans to see if it’s doing anything.
I don’t know why it drags me down this time, except it really felt like I was getting better and stronger. Hell, I was even contemplating Tiny Bidness ideas. Having 1.5 weeks out of every three where you’re marginally competent is kind of a downer, even though I’ve done this once already. It seems like I’ve got a lot more externalities hanging over me, too, but they’ve been there all along.
I hate that I’ve turned this into a cancer-bitch blog, despite having promised, at least to myself, to keep a bit of a log or record. I shall endeavour to perk up. Baseball being finally on the horizon helps a great deal. I need a plan for those 1.5 weeks of marginally half-assed, too, get me out of the rut, even if it isn’t advised to be about because of infection risk.
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While I think I understand what you desire your blog NOT to be, let me assure you that I don’t mind your discussions of chemo, etc. I am probably in for some of that myself, though who knows, for sure. Supposedly the removal of my kidney got all the cancer ten years ago (more or less). So it doesn’t bother me at all to know what the chemo treatments may be like. I am aware that all chemo is not the same in results or side effects or efficacy.
Soon, you will be able to start blogging about how badly the Dallases whupped up on the Houstons.
…and I will be looking forward to your commentary on the Houstons, as always. Kinda makes me glad we’re in the same division now, though I wanted Milwaukee back.
Chemo is a bitch; add Neulasta and bad morphs to disaster. Start pain meds 1/2 day early. I was told addiction only sets in when body is not experiencing to pain.
Yeah, I got that lecture last night. I still don’t like using them. I prefer to fog up with sweet, sweet booze.
I wish you were here so I could feed you some of my meals, however I must admit I am writing a cookbook on what NOT to do……….I have many funny stories with me in the kitchen. Love and miss you my friend!
I would eat your food, Snowy! I’m sure between the two of us, we could whip up some awesome eats, better than that Gerid, even.
Have you quit smoking yet?