Chemo Treatment 2

Everything went well for the second treatment. Curt first saw the Nurse Practioner who was very impressed with his progress. She gave him a brief examination and talked with us. She couldn't believe he had been playing tennis, softball, and golf. She said the chemo must be working for him to feel like this and no longer have pain. She also thought his eye (not as protruding) and general appearance looked better. She ordered an MRI for him to have on June 27 before he sees Dr. Chui on July 6 and has his third treatment. The nurse who prepared him for his treatment couldn't believe how good his Port looked. She wondered who did it. Curt had a nice corner chair with windows looking both East and South. It was too cloudy to see the mountains. I enjoyed watching some work on a nearby skyscraper that was being built. Curt saw the Nurse Practioner after 10:30 and went into the chemo about 11:30. They first have to draw blood to see if everything is okay and start a "plain" IV. The blood results were very good. Then they start the 2 chemo bags. They take 1 hour each. We ate our lunch while all this is going on. He was done about 3 PM. He said he felt a little "drunk" afterwards. His main side effects seem to be hiccups (for about a week) and fatigue. We went back to Angie's and Curt rested. We had a "take out" supper. Jef had to work late. Curt, Maddie, Vega and I went to Angie's softball game at 6:15. It sprinked a little during the game (they lost). We were home about 7:30. After the girls went to bed, we played some more bridge. Curt got a little tired about 10 and wanted to quit (I think it was because he and Jef had gained a lot of points on Angie and me).
Today we went out for breakfast and went to Costco and Target. Vega got a bigger bike (16 in.). We went to a park after that so the girls could ride their bikes (it is too hilly around Angie and Jef's). Curt rested again after lunch. We went back to OHSU at 3:15 for his followup injection and then stopped at the Woodburn Mall to do a little shopping. Curt got tired and went to the car before the last store. We had a little something to eat at Arby's nearby and made a couple more stops before getting home after 6:30. Curt is reading our mail and papers now.
So far, so good!