Today was the second of my three weeks in a row of having my BCG treatments. This series of three will all be started at 8 in the morning, which is a blessing because the 8 hours are over between 4-5 pm. Just like last week the installation went extremely quick and well. They changed the protocol on how they administer the treatment and I'm not going to gross you out, so just take my word that the change is effective.
Today went well and I was able to get through it with just one pain pill. It was about in the middle of the pack for pain and didn't really call for taking any additional pain pills. It was the first time in a couple of treatments that I experienced blood while I voided my bladder. It is normal with this kind of treatment and certainly not excessive.
It was a long day that started with being waken by tornado sirens at 3 am (no tornado, just high winds) and then my normal alarm at 6am. I have my normal, sore and worn out bladder, but it is worth it with the continued great results.
With nothing good on TV during the day, I went through the entire first year (7 hours) of Downton Abbey. A very well done series by PBS. I'm looking forward to seeing the second year next week and getting up to date on the current season three very soon.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Sweet #16.
My eight treatment hours are done and it was again one of the best of the sixteen treatments.
The one thing that I've come to understand over the course of my 16 treatments is that you never know what to expect. You know that it is not going to be an easy day and like a good roller coaster, you just hold on to your seat and go where it takes you. I'm very thankful that today went well.
The doctor's appointment was early at 8 in the morning and I still don't have the early morning routine down for how much I can drink before going into the doctor's office. It is important to hold the BCG in the bladder for the entire 2 hours, while I sit in the La-Z-Boy and rock to keep it sloshing around. Needless to say, I was counting down the minutes and knew exactly when the 120 minutes were finished. I pumped myself with fluids all day and almost set a record for the number of trips to the bathroom. It seems that the more fluid intake the less pain I experience, so today was a good day.
I reread John Piper's, Don't Waste Your Cancer, this morning and it put me in a great frame of mind. I highly recommend the book to anyone going through cancer treatments.
Now I have six days of recovery and it all starts again next Wednesday at 8 am.
The one thing that I've come to understand over the course of my 16 treatments is that you never know what to expect. You know that it is not going to be an easy day and like a good roller coaster, you just hold on to your seat and go where it takes you. I'm very thankful that today went well.
The doctor's appointment was early at 8 in the morning and I still don't have the early morning routine down for how much I can drink before going into the doctor's office. It is important to hold the BCG in the bladder for the entire 2 hours, while I sit in the La-Z-Boy and rock to keep it sloshing around. Needless to say, I was counting down the minutes and knew exactly when the 120 minutes were finished. I pumped myself with fluids all day and almost set a record for the number of trips to the bathroom. It seems that the more fluid intake the less pain I experience, so today was a good day.
I reread John Piper's, Don't Waste Your Cancer, this morning and it put me in a great frame of mind. I highly recommend the book to anyone going through cancer treatments.
Now I have six days of recovery and it all starts again next Wednesday at 8 am.
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