So far, so good.  I feel more drugged and groggy this morning , but better now that I’ve been eating and walking around. I’ve become very aware of my basic bodily functions since I am asked about them several times of day. I most wanted to avoid nausea and weight loss and because of the good drugs they are giving me and all the fluids they are pumping in to protect  my bladder , I have gained a few pounds.

The food is pretty good. Just a couple weeks ago they implemented a room service  system for the oncology unit.  I can call in requests between certain hours for any foods from the menu. Breakfast all day if I want it. They seem to have discovered spices  since last time I was here.   It is a big improvement over the old system with fixed meal times no matter whether you are hungry or not. They have salmon a couple times a week but it is way overcooked. The portobello veggie burger with  julienned roasted  vegetables I had last night was very tasty.  Nothing I would make a reservation for, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised

It’s good to have chemo finally under way.  I chose to come in Monday night, rather than take my chances on losing the bed and being delayed another few days.  I slept only about 4 hours the first night and was antsty and anxious the next day recieving mixed signals about when the chemo would  start and whether or not I would be bumped to another room because of an incoming transplant patient. The patient didn’t come and they hooked up my first bag or ruby colored Epirubicin about 5:30 pm for an hour infusion followed by a three hour infusion of ifosfamide.

It was all very anti- climatic, no dramatic adverse reactions, no eyes rolling back into my head and falling into a coma, no feeling like I was hit by a ton of bricks.  Just a  weird taste in my mouth from the premeds,probably the decadron, a mild flushing sensation in my face and ears , and soon a drowsy goofiness from the Ativan.  I took a walk to the solarium to watch the sunset then returned to my room and dozed on and off watching the Westminster Dog show. I like the terriers and I was quite disappointed to wake to see the fur ball with wet eyes Pekingese winning Best in Show.