The good: The accommodations were great. I sat in a massage recliner with heat. They had a nice, full lunch prepared. The staff were very attentive and professional. We had a scheduling issue that had to be worked out for the take home chemo that I have and Tracy, the nurse who worked on that for hours kept us informed as to how she was doing and she eventually got it resolved. Also the internet access is awesome. I listened to Pandora (Vertical Church Band Radio) most of the day.. The people at Parkview have made this as pleasant an experience as possible.
The not so good: We left Kerri's house at 6:30AM and returned at 8:00PM. What a day! The treatments took about 5 hours. Training on the take home chemo took a while and then we had to meet a Home Health Nurse in the home of the people who have let us have their home for the winter. It was a very long day.
The really good: Other than feeling tired, and maybe that’s just from the long day we had, I have had no side effects from the chemo. None. Praise God. We asked for no side effects and we have no side effects. Thank you, Jesus.
For the first 46 hours after my chemo ends, I have a take home bag of chemo with a pump that is attached to me with 4-feet of tubing. Shortly after the chemo runs out a Home Health Nurse will disconnect the tubing and take the pump away.
Monday, I have to have some lab work done and will probably need to have a transfusion. My hemoglobin count has been dropping and the iron tablets alone have not halted the drop. Chemo should stop the bleeding that is causing the hemoglobin drop.
Again, I want to thank everyone for their emails, Facebook messages, text messages, phone calls, visits and cards to both Joan and I. Until one goes through something like this, it’s hard to imagine just how much it helps knowing that others are praying and offering assistance.
We are trusting God throughout this ordeal and continue to see His hand at work even in the smallest of details.
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