November 7, 2023 (Cycle 1, Day 1)
Here we go again.
Lots more in suite side effects today. Had to pause treatment a few times. That's happened before, but never this much. I hope it's not a trend.
PICC's gone, though. They pulled all 20 some cm out all at once and I didn't even feel it. Once the access to the port has been removed, after the take home bottle has been removed and I'm through hydration, I can have my first plastic wrap free shower since September 14, 2023.
Hydration is just running saline through the port to help clear remaining chemo drugs from my kidneys. It's fairly a common part of treatment, I was just bouncing back quickly last time so it wasn't necessary.
From the comments
James Petrosky:I'm sad about this, but you can't wear a mask properly with as much beard as I currently have. And my immune system is already as bad as it's ever been, so it's just as well