Authored by Justin Yuen on Sep 12th 2010, 23:19
Almost bedtime for me - not much energy left after the party. My sister made me a paper party hat with "Fiesta" written on it, and I went out into the hospital hallway decked out in my mask, hat, walker, and IV apparatus to take a walk around the block. People kept asking if it was my birthday. Nope! It's my last day of chemo!
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That's right, after 4 chemo drugs and 10 days, I'm done. Of course, this is just the beginning of the wait-and-see period. But we figured this is a cause for celebration nonetheless. Turns out it's also my friend and co-worker's Matt's birthday. We're going to start celebrating his birthday and my chemo anniversary together :)
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For the curious, here are the chemo drugs I was put on:
Daunorubicin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daunorubicin
Etoposide - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etoposide
Cytarabine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytarabine
Cisplatin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisplatin
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More causes for celebration:
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- They've stopped monitoring my blood sugar now that I've been taken off the steroids which accompanied the chemotherapy. That means no more being woken up every two hours to get my fingers poked!
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- My hands and feet, which had been swollen to about double their normal size (Sorry I didn't take pictures, for those of you wondering what I'd look like fat) have now shrunk almost back to their normal size.Â
Happy Chemo-anniversary! We'll have to celebrate for you as well! Was really nice speaking to you last night. Good to hear that you're staying strong. Keep us updated! Miss you and love you loads. :)
CONGRATS!!!!! What wonderful news!!!!! I can't wait to tell all the others.... Wished we could all be there in person to share it with you - But we are - in spirit!!!! :)Please say hi to Courtney for us from the West coast....Take care,Laura
So nice to speak with you last night and to read about your party! Happy to hear you are feeling better and progressing well! Missing you loads! Crazy day at work, running around like a headless chicken... lol... have to keep this short! Love you loads!!
Hi, son..I am so glad Courtney threw you a party! I was with you in spirit. I pray for God's miracle during your 3-week resting period and hope that the tumor has shrunk from the 1st cycle of treatment.Please continue to pray for yourself and God will answer you. Believe me!Please protect yourself with mask so you don't get infected from visitors' contacts.LoveDad
Justin! Good to hear.Take care...riyo