Heck Week - May 3 thru 9

I planned to call this Hell Week but it wouldn't have lived up to the name. I had the big dose of chemo on Monday which was no big deal except I was told to keep my mouth full of ice the whole time. I had heard this before; it slows down the blood around the roof of the mouth and prevents the poison from causing as much damage to the surface. And it worked; I've had no mouth sores at all. The second day was ok, except the nausea and vomiting started. Wednesday I checked into the hospital for the transplant, which was identical to getting a blood transfusion. However, due to all the nausea and vomiting they kept me overnight until it settled down some. I was really drained of energy and had no appetite. I had to go to the clinic every morning to get a couple of bags of fluid but they gave me a little more energy. Meantime, I was fighting the nausea and vomiting with several different pills, none of which worked perfectly but they sure helped.