Renee’s first chemo did not go well today. Unbeknownst to us, her port had gotten flipped inside her sometime over the last couple of days and when they put the IV in, it went in at the wrong angle. Result: some really toxic stuff went in a big bubble under her skin and they had to put about 12 shots of bicarbonate in to neutralize it, then moved her to the hospital, manually reseated the port, then sent her back to finish the treatment. Imagine a lot of shots, a lot of waiting on doctors, twisting and pushing around her recent surgery wound without anesthesia and driving her around the hospital complex trying to hold herself together. A regular chemotherapy session is no picnic. This was nightmarish. The two hour procedure took nearly six. She is now at home doing fine at this point. We don’t really see chemo side effects for about 24 hours on average.
Add to all this goodness that my Mom, a 15 year lung cancer survivor got a note from her doctor saying there was something abnormal in her recent mammogram and asking her to come in next week for a sonogram to get a better look.
I have had better days.
