It's great knowing that the end of the chemotherapy treatment is soon. The next steps will be getting a CT scan, consulting with the oncologist, and then consulting with the thoracic surgeon. We still have no information about the surgery since it depends on how much of the tumor is left over from the chemotherapy. The uncertainty about the surgery is a little scary, but at least it means Roberto is one step closer to being cancer free.
Speaking of Roberto, he had another great day! The new anti-nausea medication might be doing the trick. It only lasts for three days, so tomorrow might be a little rough. The good news is that Roberto will get a second dose on Thursday.
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Here are three fun things I learned in the last couple of weeks:
1) Roberto's finger tips are darker than the rest of his skin. This is because of the chemotherapy. Skin cells are one of the faster growing cells and so they are affected by the chemotherapy drugs (the drugs target all fast growing cells). I have no idea the ways in which the skin is affected. I just know that Roberto obsessed about his skin for a good couple of weeks until we could talk to the oncologist about it (it's normal and will go away).
2) Some of the nurses at the Infusion Center have Grey's Anatomy (TM) brand of scrubs. Who knew?
3) It's really hard to get the word out to people. Roberto is still getting messages from people who have no idea that he's battling cancer right now! Either we missed a few key people when getting the news out or Roberto really has a ton of friends. I guess people don't Facebook stalk like they used to. *sigh* Those were the days.
4) I've been watching a bit of Scrubs lately, and I've started recognizing the drug names. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing yet. :-\ Also, I'm very scared of residents now, more than ever.
Okay, keep your fingers crossed for Wednesday! Hopefully we'll have a strong and healthy Roberto again soon. :)
Speaking of Roberto, he had another great day! The new anti-nausea medication might be doing the trick. It only lasts for three days, so tomorrow might be a little rough. The good news is that Roberto will get a second dose on Thursday.
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Here are three fun things I learned in the last couple of weeks:
1) Roberto's finger tips are darker than the rest of his skin. This is because of the chemotherapy. Skin cells are one of the faster growing cells and so they are affected by the chemotherapy drugs (the drugs target all fast growing cells). I have no idea the ways in which the skin is affected. I just know that Roberto obsessed about his skin for a good couple of weeks until we could talk to the oncologist about it (it's normal and will go away).
2) Some of the nurses at the Infusion Center have Grey's Anatomy (TM) brand of scrubs. Who knew?
3) It's really hard to get the word out to people. Roberto is still getting messages from people who have no idea that he's battling cancer right now! Either we missed a few key people when getting the news out or Roberto really has a ton of friends. I guess people don't Facebook stalk like they used to. *sigh* Those were the days.
4) I've been watching a bit of Scrubs lately, and I've started recognizing the drug names. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing yet. :-\ Also, I'm very scared of residents now, more than ever.
Okay, keep your fingers crossed for Wednesday! Hopefully we'll have a strong and healthy Roberto again soon. :)
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