Chemo Day 1 Done!!

I was up all night due to the steroids they give you to help manage symptoms. So I got all my snacks and lunch prepared and got out my dad’s old cooler to take my cryotherapy mitts and booties into. So my dad who passed of cancer in 2004 was with me in spirit.

The cryotherapy helps to keep the chemo from getting into your hands and feet by constricting the blood vessels. That in turn helps prevent peripheral neuropathy.

I got to the center and got hooked up to my port for the pre-medications. I had a cozy jacket especially for chemotherapy with zippers for ports and all but I wasn’t cold so I didn’t need to zip up. This was a gift from a dear friend.

While the pre-meds were infusing, I had to put on the cryotherapy mitts and booties. they are to be on for 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the Docetaxel plus the 60 minutes of the Docetaxel infusion. Not gonna lie, it was brutal to wear those for that entire time. My hands were hurting bad, the feet not as bad. Luckily I had to take a bathroom break and had to take them off for that and that gave me just enough break to get through the full 90 minutes.

During the cryotherapy I was able to cover up with my fuzzy blanket. Oh, I forgot to tell you, all during the cryotherapy, I was also being fed ice chips by my sweet hubby, to reduce the chance of getting mouth ulcers.

After the cryotherapy was done, I put on these great fuzzy socks that my mom got for me.

They felt sooo good!!! Here’s closer picture of them, they’re great!!

Meanwhile my son decided to join in solidarity with me (how I will likely be in a few weeks)

All in all it went very well. I didn’t have any side effects and was even able to run some errands today and go thrifting. Praise God!! I am praying that this symptom free time will continue or at least return by Monday so I can go to work. Thanks for all your support!!!