FIVE!

🎤 "5-1-5-0 somebody call the po-po.. "🚔

I'm really struggling with this song theme, but I'm going to make it all the way to treatment 8.  You have my word!

Anywho, treatment #5 y'all!  We are happy to report that it was a MUCH shorter infusion time with the 3 new drugs she's getting.  We went back to the chemo room at around 1:30 and finished up around 4:30.  There's a pharmacy here at the center and we had to get mom's prescription for nausea since that is supposed to be a major side effect with these meds.  We are staying at the hotel that's attached to the hospital/center here so we didn't have far to go to get to our room.  It was a pretty uneventful day overall.  The oncologist briefed us on what these next treatments will likely bring (mostly the same side effects, plus nausea *maybe*).  We are holding tight to that optimism because I think mom would rather have just about any side effect over nausea/vomiting).  He also went over her levels and her liver function is looking better (her levels were a little off the last couple treatments, but nothing major) and her potassium is still a smidgen low (even though she took supplements the last treatment, along with a bag of potassium with her chemo last time).  So the next 3 weeks, they want her to take more potassium and see if that gets her a little higher.

But honestly, it was a really boring appointment (in the best way possible), so everything is still looking good and she still seems to be responding well to treatment!  Fingers crossed we stay on this track and we can make it home on the plane with zero need for barf bags!! 🙅🙅

Edit to add: We woke up this morning and mom isn't feeling great.  She woke up around 4am to take a nausea pill because her stomach felt heavy.  She also has a terrible headache, and last night she was complaining of what might be the beginning of sinus issues as she was congested when she went to bed.  We will see how the next few days pan out... 🤞