Day -7 and Day -6

This has been a busy 2 days- even though it will not sound like much to you all as you read on here. Anyway, we started the first of the 2 chemo regiments gearing up for the transplant. This first chemo is called Busulfan and according to the literature I was given it “is very strong”. In fact, it goes on to explain how the drug works “Busulfan harms cancer cells causing their death” (I am not making this up) so one would expect that I should feel like crap. Well, I am happy to say that has not been the case. I have had bouts of extreme fatigue, it just kind of comes on me. One minute I am sitting up reading something and the next I need to close my eyes and lay down (funny isn't it?). Even with the fatigue and, trying to keep in mind it is still early in this regiment, I can say things are going better than expected. I will continue to get the Busulfan for the next 2 days- for a total of 4 doses. Just to clarify a single does is a 2 hour IV drip repeated every 6 hours and we get to repeat that for a total of 4 doses over 4 days. As I write this I have just finished bag number 7 (almost half way). So things are going well and I am pretty much settled in (Karen brought in Diet Pepsi, and that helps). I had hoped to have a routine by now but there are just so many variables that I just can't be sure what is happening when, I am sure we will figure it all out in time.

After this I move on to chemo number 2 but I will leave that for another post.