Nothing to say tonight. I did respond the "Part II" comments.
K-Dawg
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Part II:
It is Saturday evening and I just finished my Jello and yogurt dinner and am feeling pretty good. The acid reflux thing is gone for now.
Continuing with the earlier story, the Pharmacist has left and I am about 750mL from finishing the Chemo bag. There has been a lull in the bathroom traffic so I have decided that I should take care of my little urgency. On the way down the hallway a nurse corrects my handling of the mobile infusion pump. I was pulling by the pole and not the handle thus causing my tubing set to wind around the pole. "Grab it by the handle" she said........ Continuing to the restroom.......The door was open when I approached and I couldn't help but notice that the toilet had no "Lid". "Speed Dumping" is what I figure, could save 2 seconds in an emergency.
After closing the door and dropping my draws, I did the obligatory squat. Moments later "Ka-blu-ie". It was not a major event at all, and my stomach settled shortly afterwards, so I started to plan my return to the Chemo area.
The T.P is on my right, mounted to the wall about three inches from the toilet seat. The infusion pump is on the left of me and the toilet. It also has what I believe is a way too short tubing set. Big problem, I am right handed and the I.V. is stuck into the top of my right hand. This is not going to work.
I learned a new skill set that day and "Something to consider when getting hooked up to and infusion pump.
Good Night All
Continuing with the earlier story, the Pharmacist has left and I am about 750mL from finishing the Chemo bag. There has been a lull in the bathroom traffic so I have decided that I should take care of my little urgency. On the way down the hallway a nurse corrects my handling of the mobile infusion pump. I was pulling by the pole and not the handle thus causing my tubing set to wind around the pole. "Grab it by the handle" she said........ Continuing to the restroom.......The door was open when I approached and I couldn't help but notice that the toilet had no "Lid". "Speed Dumping" is what I figure, could save 2 seconds in an emergency.
After closing the door and dropping my draws, I did the obligatory squat. Moments later "Ka-blu-ie". It was not a major event at all, and my stomach settled shortly afterwards, so I started to plan my return to the Chemo area.
The T.P is on my right, mounted to the wall about three inches from the toilet seat. The infusion pump is on the left of me and the toilet. It also has what I believe is a way too short tubing set. Big problem, I am right handed and the I.V. is stuck into the top of my right hand. This is not going to work.
I learned a new skill set that day and "Something to consider when getting hooked up to and infusion pump.
Good Night All
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Something to consider when...........
Hello great followers.
Today was the first day of the full treament. We (Lynda and I) were up at 6am and back home at 4pm. Chemo started with a tour of the clinic and what we should expect in the next 5 hours.
I could not help but notice large numbers of restrooms. We had a private little area/room so that we could be interviewed by the staff and educated a little more. The usual group of nurses, managers, and someone that I am not sure what he does, came by. But then came the pharmacist, this guy was fun. He was very animated as he described the side effects such as vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, fever, bloody stool......... Valdez would have loved this guy. Next off to radiation.
Radiation went well, no problems.......Well maybe one. Chemo had loaded me up with so many fluids that I got "Puffy" and the mask fit extra tight. This allowed for my skin to extrude through the hole in the mask for half of an hour. When they removed the mask after treatment my head and face looked like one of the rolled processed hams that have that tight netting on it. Checkered.
I am getting a little long here so I will explain today's title tomorrow night.
Momb0 2.0
Today was the first day of the full treament. We (Lynda and I) were up at 6am and back home at 4pm. Chemo started with a tour of the clinic and what we should expect in the next 5 hours.
I could not help but notice large numbers of restrooms. We had a private little area/room so that we could be interviewed by the staff and educated a little more. The usual group of nurses, managers, and someone that I am not sure what he does, came by. But then came the pharmacist, this guy was fun. He was very animated as he described the side effects such as vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, fever, bloody stool......... Valdez would have loved this guy. Next off to radiation.
Radiation went well, no problems.......Well maybe one. Chemo had loaded me up with so many fluids that I got "Puffy" and the mask fit extra tight. This allowed for my skin to extrude through the hole in the mask for half of an hour. When they removed the mask after treatment my head and face looked like one of the rolled processed hams that have that tight netting on it. Checkered.
I am getting a little long here so I will explain today's title tomorrow night.
Momb0 2.0
Thursday, March 11, 2010
PEGGED
Can you say Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy feeding tube???? Me either but I have one.
They kinda hurt, not too painful unless you move, or burp or sneeze or cough. It feels like Mighty Mouse slugged me under my rib cage. Anyway the procedure is nifty and it only take about twenty minutes of OR time, the rest of the time is prep and recovery (very easy to do for those of you thinking about having this done.)
First they stick a long flashlight with a clippy thing on it down your throat and into your stomach. (Light on for those of you not in the medical field) Then they turn the lights out in the room. Once the lights are out and their eyes have adjusted they look to see where the light is shinning through your abdomen, thus knowing where the stomach is. At this point they stick a needle with a string tied to it into your abdomen trying to hit the light. Once in, they grab the needle with the clip and pull the string back up through your throat and mouth and then into the room. Now they tie the string to the feeding tubing and pull the string and the feeding tube back down to the stomach wall. (The light is still on) With the string in hand they can now cut through the abdomen and the stomach to pull the tube out of your gut and sew it in. There it is, pretty darn basic I think.
I bet with a little alcohol and a campfire at Craine or Marion we could come up with a new male bonding game.
I am going to try to attach a photo to this post but if I fail, (Highly Likely) just imagine a big bald pig tail coming out of my hairy gut. See photo below.
Mombo 2.0
They kinda hurt, not too painful unless you move, or burp or sneeze or cough. It feels like Mighty Mouse slugged me under my rib cage. Anyway the procedure is nifty and it only take about twenty minutes of OR time, the rest of the time is prep and recovery (very easy to do for those of you thinking about having this done.)
First they stick a long flashlight with a clippy thing on it down your throat and into your stomach. (Light on for those of you not in the medical field) Then they turn the lights out in the room. Once the lights are out and their eyes have adjusted they look to see where the light is shinning through your abdomen, thus knowing where the stomach is. At this point they stick a needle with a string tied to it into your abdomen trying to hit the light. Once in, they grab the needle with the clip and pull the string back up through your throat and mouth and then into the room. Now they tie the string to the feeding tubing and pull the string and the feeding tube back down to the stomach wall. (The light is still on) With the string in hand they can now cut through the abdomen and the stomach to pull the tube out of your gut and sew it in. There it is, pretty darn basic I think.
I bet with a little alcohol and a campfire at Craine or Marion we could come up with a new male bonding game.
I am going to try to attach a photo to this post but if I fail, (Highly Likely) just imagine a big bald pig tail coming out of my hairy gut. See photo below.
Mombo 2.0
Monday, March 8, 2010
THE MASK
The mask is made. It was kind of fun to do. We started with a sheet of perforated plastic about 30" by 20". The holes are round and about the size of the 0 in 20" as seen earlier in this sentence. No the previous sentence. They heat it up to 155 degrees and then three women surround you and say "close your eyes and don't peak", place the hot sheet on your face and mold it by pressing and pulling the plastic to the contour of the face. This is a good hot face rub. It looks pretty good, not a man color though but I think a blonde like me can make it work. It's only function is to secure my head during treatment and as a locator for the nuc cannon. I haven't see the linear accelerator yet but I hope it wasn't made by Toyota. I don't need more problems. The Oncologist said that the last and first MRI didn't show any new masses, so that is good and he seemed up beat. Sure beats his departing statement from the first interview of
"Good Luck, Keith" Anyway it was a fun day. So this Thursday is PEG day. I hope that they have Fent I like Fent.
K-Dawg
"Good Luck, Keith" Anyway it was a fun day. So this Thursday is PEG day. I hope that they have Fent I like Fent.
K-Dawg
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Delay of Game
The appointment for making the mask has been moved out a week which will most likely push out the start date for treatment. Not happy about that but that the way it is. I had another tooth pulled Monday instead, it broke during the first cut and pull. I had a hearing test today. (Boring) Nothing to write about there. Sooooooo coming events: Monday CT for the mask, Thursday the stomach tube. Weater permitting.........fishing.
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