Reb has been feeling good lately. That is all about to change, perhaps. He started his chemo today. He had an infusion for about two hours today. They also hooked him up to a fanny pack with chemo attached, so he gets about 48 hours of the straight dope, and he will get unhooked on Wednesday.
The oncologist is still going for a cure. He wasn't phased by the "roots" the other doctor seemed to be concerned about. He said they would be microscopic, and that is why he is doing chemo on top of surgery. They set up a chemo schedule of every other week for 6 months. He had a port put in on Friday, so they can just hook the tubing right in to his chest. That way they don't have to find veins for IVs every time.
The chemo is a different drug than last time. He has about a 30% chance of losing his hair, 30% chance of thinning (would we notice?), and 30% chance nothing will happen at all. He should not get the cold sensitivity and tingling in his fingers that he got last time either. As for the nausea and lack of appetite, we shall see.
At least we aren't dealing with iliostomy bags this time around.
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