Larry and I would like to thank everyone who has called, emailed, sent cards and prayed. We feel your Prayers and Love. It is so very helpful to Larry, knowing that he is being thought of in such a wonderful way.
A special thank you to Phyllis and Gretchen, for providing Healing Touch. Also to Holly and Marcia for taking the time to give us a treatment. Larry is relaxing and absorbing HT in a very positive way. Also, a thank you to Holly and Gretchen for all the research they did on aromatherapy oils. I cannot believe what I have learned from you. Lastly, to Ellie, for sending me a box of Chakra Stones. All of you jumped right in and have helped us tremendously.
Please know that we are doing OK, just very tired all the time. We are hoping that we can now slow down and have a routine for the next few weeks. Again, many Thanks to everyone.
Love and Blessings to All!
Melody and Larry
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
STARTING CHEMOTHERAPY
It was a very long stressful day since we did not know what to expect and how everything works. Turns out they had a chemo teaching orientation that was on the night that Larry teaches so we went in not knowing anything. Why someone(including myself) did not think to just have me attend, I don't know.
Throughout the day, I felt that I could not step out of the room at anytime or I would miss a piece of important information. It was information overload! We met with the doctor and his nurse, the chemo nurse, a nurse practioner and the pharmacist.
Larry was told that he could get a script for medicinal marijuana. Did not know that was an option in Illinois.
He has a very strong opinion over the fact that many people are killed over the growing of marijuana and said he would not take it no matter how sick he may get. The nurse seemed surprised at his reaction and did not respond.
It took a lot of time to get the results of the blood work and infuse the prep IV drips. Larry was first given glucose, a IV drug to help with nausea and Leukovorin. Leukovorin is not a chemo but enhances the 5FU chemo. The actual chemo infusion started 2 1/2 hours after we were brought into a private room. The chemo consisted of 3 drugs, Irinotecan, Oxaliplatin and 5FU. I was surprised at how large the bags were and how fast they dripped for 2 hrs. For some reason I wanted to slow it down, I guess my own fears coming forward.
I said a Prayer over the chemo bags as it started. Holding the chemo bags in my hands, "God please Bless these chemo drugs and allow them to go where it is needed in Larry's body. Please have it remove the cancer cells and keep his healthy cells from absorbing the chemo. God thank you for having this medicine available to Larry" Larry then did a visualization of the treatment outcome being positive and an affirmation of being healed.
When completed he then was hooked up to a new infusion of 5FU that he would go home with. It is inside a balloon, in a plastic container, that is stored in a fanny bag around his waist. He will have that disconnected in 2 days. 12 days later the 2nd chemo treatment will begin.
24 hrs later his only side effect has been hiccups and loose stools. We were told major side effects will hit on day 3-4. We are hoping that he will be able to teach Wed/Thurs evening.
Throughout the day, I felt that I could not step out of the room at anytime or I would miss a piece of important information. It was information overload! We met with the doctor and his nurse, the chemo nurse, a nurse practioner and the pharmacist.
Larry was told that he could get a script for medicinal marijuana. Did not know that was an option in Illinois.
He has a very strong opinion over the fact that many people are killed over the growing of marijuana and said he would not take it no matter how sick he may get. The nurse seemed surprised at his reaction and did not respond.
It took a lot of time to get the results of the blood work and infuse the prep IV drips. Larry was first given glucose, a IV drug to help with nausea and Leukovorin. Leukovorin is not a chemo but enhances the 5FU chemo. The actual chemo infusion started 2 1/2 hours after we were brought into a private room. The chemo consisted of 3 drugs, Irinotecan, Oxaliplatin and 5FU. I was surprised at how large the bags were and how fast they dripped for 2 hrs. For some reason I wanted to slow it down, I guess my own fears coming forward.
I said a Prayer over the chemo bags as it started. Holding the chemo bags in my hands, "God please Bless these chemo drugs and allow them to go where it is needed in Larry's body. Please have it remove the cancer cells and keep his healthy cells from absorbing the chemo. God thank you for having this medicine available to Larry" Larry then did a visualization of the treatment outcome being positive and an affirmation of being healed.
When completed he then was hooked up to a new infusion of 5FU that he would go home with. It is inside a balloon, in a plastic container, that is stored in a fanny bag around his waist. He will have that disconnected in 2 days. 12 days later the 2nd chemo treatment will begin.
24 hrs later his only side effect has been hiccups and loose stools. We were told major side effects will hit on day 3-4. We are hoping that he will be able to teach Wed/Thurs evening.
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