Apparently, I fall into a category that is high
risk for post-Chemo nausea. The strong correlation between pregnancy nausea and
post-Chemo as well as my age make me more susceptible for experiencing severe
nausea. I kept hearing things like "You'll do great with it."
and "The worst days are day 2-5". So when we finished up at 5:30 pm
with my treatment and I started feeling pretty strong nausea by 9 pm, I was a
bit surprised. The nausea worsened to the point that there was no
question we must go to the ER. I was hooked up to an IV and given anti-nausea
medications which allowed about 50% improvement at most, but at least I was
able to sleep. We were discharged from the ER at 4:30 am and it wasn't until
about 12 noon yesterday that I started to feel like a human again. Blake went
to work on about 1 hour of sleep and my parents and aunt took wonderful care of
the kids at their house. My mom then took me to see Dr. Garg's Nurse
Practitioner, Julie who prescribed an additional anti-nausea medication for me.
I already had a few drugs to take but I think I was just beyond the point of
return on Wednesday evening. They have a plan for my next round of Chemo but I
must admit that I am scared to death considering what I just experienced. The
goal is to keep me out of the ER for the future especially as I will be
immunosuppressed. Please pray for that as well as my continued improvement
from this bout of nausea. I am slowly gaining strength but continue to be
mostly in my bed.
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