Treatment #1

My first treatment of Taxol and Avastin went smoothly, and LONG. It took about 6 hours to get the whole infusion. The amount of Avastin that I get each time will decrease, so the time it takes to get the infusions will go down as well each time. The new arm port worked well, it was just very tender and swollen from it only having been put in 5 days before chemo. I had forgotten to ask Cherise for some EMLA cream to put on an hour or so before so that my skin could be numbed up for the insertion of the needle, so I had to put up with that not so fun poke. My dad took the day off of work to take me and to be there with me. He was a trooper. My dad is not a hospital/doctor office kind of guy, so it meant a lot to me that he was there with me.
As for side effects, they are all too similar to last time. There's the restless leg syndrome from the decadron, the horrible bone pain from the neulasta shot, and I'm trying to combat the metallic taste in my mouth with some special toothpaste and mouthwash that the nurses gave me. So far I haven't experienced any nausea, which I am very grateful for. The nurse would not give me a prescription for Ativan, which was my life saver last time through chemo for nausea. She would only give me a prescription for compazine, which just doesn't work for me.
Thanks to everyone who has done so much for me these last few days. Meals, cards, flowers, babysitting, visiting me, etc. What a support system!!! Love you all!