I had my third Taxol treatment yesterday and it went well! My bloodwork is good, my vitals were good, and it was a pretty painless couple of hours at the infusion center. One of the gentlemen in the waiting room mentioned that we seemed to be on the same schedule, so I met him and his wife and we chatted for a bit. It's nice. It's the most social space I'm in all week, and even though I hate that I'm often the only one wearing a mask, it does remind me of how much I used to enjoy the very small social interactions that made up the world before covid.
As I've mentioned before, Taxol can cause neuropathy, so I have bags of ice on my hands and feet for the hour that I'm getting the infusion. It's not that bad, and it seems to be working. So far, so good.
The main side effects are sleeplessness (and when I mentioned this to the nurse, she pointed out that the premeds for Taxol include steroids, so that explains why the first day I feel very good and also don't want to go to bed ever) and a lack of hunger, so I just have to set timers for food and sleep and follow them and it's fine.
The weather here has been very hot, but it's supposed to get better this weekend. I need to mow the lawn, but it will wait for a day that isn't 100 degrees!
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