Monday: First Day of Last Treatment
Today was the first day that I had an early chemo treatment. And it was HORRIBLE. My treatment started at nine, and I had to wake up at 7:30. When I got there I was able to get a private room and I slept the whole six hours that I was there.
At University Hospitals, there are three different types of room you can get while receiving chemo. A private room: just like a hospital room and it has a bed. It is far away from the other patients so it is easy to relax. A semi-private room: a hospital room without a bed. It is still close to the patients so if you want to converse you can! And lastly, an open room: These rooms are self-explanatory and are open. It is the loudest in these rooms and it's a great place to socialize!
Before I got chemo today I had to get my blood taken to make sure my blood count was high enough to be able to receive chemo. They check my red, white, and platelet blood cells. It took awhile for them to get me my results back so I was kind of nervous that something was wrong. When my chemo nurse came down to check up on me, she had told me that my white blood count was not good enough to be able to receive my treatment. She then gave me two options to choose from: First option was to push off my chemo treatment until next week; but that would ultimately interfere with my trip I am taking over my birthday and Me going to Disney. My second choice, was to get a shot on Thursday that stimulates my bones into making more blood cells. One of the major side effects to this is that I will have joint pains similar to arthritis. After discussing it with my mom, we decided I should go with the shot so I stay on track with everything that I have to do!
The rest of my chemo that day went smoothly! I was so happy and I only had to get stuck with a needle once for them to find a good vein :)
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