NorthernWinos
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"WE'RE BACK"
"WHAT HAPPENS IN MEXICO"
"STAYS IN MEXICO"</font>
Seriously, when I unpack and get the photos up I'll report back on that.
We had a fabulous time.
Yesterday was not so fabulous....
I went in for my first Chemo treatment of this round..
Received the pre-meds as usual with a few more to compensate for a new drug they were going to try...Erbitux (cetuximab)
Within a two minutes I went into shock and the excitement really stated. I first felt my jaw tightening and the pressure between my ears, by the time I told the nurse my whole head was under pressure....
She started yelling and within seconds all the nurses were present with various equipment...Crash kit, crash cart, oxygen etc. Monitors attracted. Orders shouted, repeated, repeated and injected. The Physicians Assistant had arrived within a minute and a Doctor from the clinic stepped through the hall...My Oncologist was on the phone. Questions asked....My blood pressure had gone down to 57/28 within 4 minutes of the infusion. My heart was strong and breathing good....They gave a total of 11 different drugs....It took awhile before I lost the purple color, then I was able to sit up...and, then walk. I was released to come home after about 5 hours.
I felt okay last night and good this morning, did have some swelling in my hand near the infusion site after I got up, but am taking Benadryl and Predisone..so am doing fine.
So, next week will see my doctor and he will have another plan of attack.. There are many drugs and combination..so feel confident that all will be fine.
I have no symptoms of the disease...so feel pretty good about the situation.
So, I got to live through that episode and..... Life is Good!!!!
"WHAT HAPPENS IN MEXICO"
"STAYS IN MEXICO"</font>
Seriously, when I unpack and get the photos up I'll report back on that.
We had a fabulous time.
Yesterday was not so fabulous....
I went in for my first Chemo treatment of this round..
Received the pre-meds as usual with a few more to compensate for a new drug they were going to try...Erbitux (cetuximab)
Within a two minutes I went into shock and the excitement really stated. I first felt my jaw tightening and the pressure between my ears, by the time I told the nurse my whole head was under pressure....
She started yelling and within seconds all the nurses were present with various equipment...Crash kit, crash cart, oxygen etc. Monitors attracted. Orders shouted, repeated, repeated and injected. The Physicians Assistant had arrived within a minute and a Doctor from the clinic stepped through the hall...My Oncologist was on the phone. Questions asked....My blood pressure had gone down to 57/28 within 4 minutes of the infusion. My heart was strong and breathing good....They gave a total of 11 different drugs....It took awhile before I lost the purple color, then I was able to sit up...and, then walk. I was released to come home after about 5 hours.
I felt okay last night and good this morning, did have some swelling in my hand near the infusion site after I got up, but am taking Benadryl and Predisone..so am doing fine.
So, next week will see my doctor and he will have another plan of attack.. There are many drugs and combination..so feel confident that all will be fine.
I have no symptoms of the disease...so feel pretty good about the situation.
So, I got to live through that episode and..... Life is Good!!!!
