Back to Grand Central (chemo) Station

Hello all,

At 9am today we left home to return to Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, Sarborouth to start Anne's chemo treatments. It was a challenge to make the 9:45am appointment this morning. Anne was dragging a bit what with the past 2 days at Maine Med and all that she accomplished there, but we got to the parking lot here on time and got a handicapped parking slot in front of the door.

We learned we'll be having 2 hours of chemo while were here, and when we leave Anne will have a chemo pump attached and working for the next 48 hours. On Friday we return, just to have that disconnected. That'll be the routine every 2 weeks for the next 2 months. Then they'll evaluate the progress of the treatment by comparing a CT to the one taken on 10/20. If necessary, the treatments can then be altered or continued for up to 6 months.

When we first set down, they administered anti-nausea drugs, followed by steroids which facilitate the anti-nausea meds. Then the chemo was 'hung' and it will flow for 2 hours. We'll leave then with plumbing attached.

Anne didn't eat sunday night or Monday. Since Tuesday night she has been OK'd to eat soft things, chicken noodle soup, yogurt, cooked cereal, etc. With that she's had very little, but some, stomach pain after eating, nothing like it's been for the past 18 months. We're wondering just how long the bile duct had been clogged, regardless it is clear now and it's a good thing.