One down

 Well, things went okay for my first treatment.

Dave walked back into the treatment room with me like he belonged there, and no one said a word about it.

AND, Markie, the treatment room nurse, said that Sara, the other nurse (who could NEVER find my port access) had switched to part time, and wouldn't be there. 

YAY!!

Then, Markie said I could have my treatment through an IV instead of through my port, so I went for that option, and all of my stress just -- vanished. 

I'd much rather get a poke in the arm than have my port accessed, as I've said before.

I'll do the port next time, because it will be time to flush it.  Markie has really good luck with getting the port on the first try.

So, I did okay with the treatment.  No weird or unexpected issues, other than a head ache for 24 hours, that started as soon as the Enhertu went into the IV. 

It's listed among the "less common" side effects, so it will be on my list when I see Doc on the 26th.

The steroids did NOT keep me up all night, and they made me angry, hungry, and hot the next day, but I was working from home, so it didn't effect anyone but me.  

Dave went out in the afternoon for a hair cut and an errand, so he missed the rage attack I had.

Good.

The steroids also made all of my pain go away for a day....which was lovely!

I did have to take the anti nausea medication on the night of treatment, and again once the next day, but have been fine since.

I have to go for a blood draw on Friday, and again the day before my next treatment, to make sure my immune system isn't tanking.

I also finally have my podiatrist appointment this coming Thursday.  The pain in my forefoot is still there, but it's intermittent, and better than it was when I made the appointment WEEKS ago.

In other news, I've been wasting so much produce lately, even with sharing my farm bag deliveries with a co worker (and sometimes a neighbor), that I have decided to cancel my subscription.  

I've had so much fun with it, but, over the past few weeks, it's been a total waste.

On the other hand, we were gifted some free deliveries of meal kits, which have been really good!  So I signed up for one of those services instead, to remove some of the stress of meal planning.

Yeah, that means more cardboard to recycle, but they've VASTLY improved their packaging since we first tried one of those services many years ago.  Everything in the box is recyclable.

I will probably cancel this subscription after a few boxes, but it will be nice for now, while I am adapting to being back in treatment.

The friend who recommended it said it's actually less expensive than grocery shopping, and the added bonus is that Dave is willing to learn how to cook dinner with these kits.  Easy, step by step instructions help him get some hands on practice!

We ended up being out for over 4 hours yesterday getting our errands done.... this delivery service will cut back on errands, as well.

Today should be an easy, stay at home day.  It was too cold this morning for a woods walk, but maybe next weekend.  

Here's hoping that you, gentle readers, had a good first week of 2023.