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   CharJTF :a11y: (she/her) (charjtf@a11y.info)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 08:46:13 JST CharJTF :a11y: (she/her)

   It's chemo time!

   We got a room with a view this time, overlooking the Charles. It's a gorgeous sunny day, the sailboats are out, and it's very peaceful.

   And I brought my chemo sweatshirt and the quilt that a friend made me, not realizing just how warm this room is. But I'm prepared!

   #FuckCancer #ChemoDay

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     CharJTF :a11y: (she/her) (charjtf@a11y.info)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 08:46:04 JST CharJTF :a11y: (she/her)

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     And either she or I will talk to him about getting me a pleurex (chest tube I can drain at home), because monthly X-rays, CT scans, and taps is not a plan I want.

     I'm still waiting on the chemo to be made. This time, they only weighed me once LOL

     They're also going to give me a new drug to help keep my blood counts up. Nothing like taking a drug that will make your blood marrow hurt!

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     CharJTF :a11y: (she/her) (charjtf@a11y.info)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 08:46:06 JST CharJTF :a11y: (she/her)

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     (Last time I had one, it was through IR, and they required "nothing by mouth" after midnight. My appointment was for 3 pm and got pushed back, and the doctor who did the tap was upset that I hadn't been allowed to eat or drink all day.) So I'm in favor of oncology doing it.

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     CharJTF :a11y: (she/her) (charjtf@a11y.info)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 08:46:09 JST CharJTF :a11y: (she/her)

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     We had to arrive early because my left lung is accumulating fluid again and Dr Auchincloss needs to see more detail than that in an X-ray. My oncology nurse practicioner is going to message him because I really need a tap, and either Internal Radiation or oncology can do it.

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     CharJTF :a11y: (she/her) (charjtf@a11y.info)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 08:46:11 JST CharJTF :a11y: (she/her)

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     After my nurse got my IV in place, she used purple wrapping tape to match my hair 😅

     I've already gotten my anti-nausea meds (in my IV...it looks like a Pina Colada, which is weird...plus a couple of pills) and my extra 4mg of super steroid (last time, the instructions were wrong, so she gave me 12mg, and I already had 8mg that morning...that explains so much!). Hopefully, this means I'll get more than three hours of sleep tonight.

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