Day 1: post chemo

After a blood/platelet transfusion, the time was 11:30am and I was headed down to get my first round of chemo thru and lumbar puncture.  I chose to be knocked out because my back still didn't feel 100% after the LP I had on Saturday.  One of the nurses told me I was recieving the same med that Michael Jackson Od'd on...That was nice to know.....It took me about 15 minutes to pass out and before I knew it I was awake.  It felt like I was out for 5 minutes but it was really and hour.  I was in a daze for about another hour and 2:30pm I was up and walking and was able to eat my first meal of the day. 

I didn't get a lot of walking in today.  Fatigue, and back pain were setting in so I decided to take a break and chill out in the room and wait until my seccond does of chemo at 6pm. The time finally came and watching the nurse walk in with her blue sterile scrubs is when it started to sink in.  I was a little nervous, but reminded myself I had to stay strong and that this was only the first day.  The chemo looked like Kool Aid, it was light in color and was given to me thru my PICC line.  (A PICC line is an IV inserted thru the bicep into a vein and directed into the chest.  This makes it's a lot easier for the nurses to draw blood and give the chemo). After an hour I was done, and I felt fine.  I ordered dinner which consisted of chicken stir fry, a baked potato and grapes.  After, I did some walking to make up for what I missed earlier.  My back was sore but I didn't think about it to much.  Managed to get a mile in and headed back to the room for the night.