4th Chemo

Sorry to all of you ...

I am super busy with my Stuffs... I can't believe how busy I am today. working on my freelance project, running around for my own health, doing something for my wedding, searching different type of Options for my mortgages... so many things...

Monday (Jan 31)
Mom and I arrived to Hospital around 8:40am, Mom kept telling me that we didn't need to be there before 8:30am, but we had to wait for Dr. Tepperman to come one by one. Anyway, yesterday Dr. arrived Early. hahaaha! So... we were waiting and waiting... and waiting... until he came back, bcoz he passed us before we settled down.

Dr. came over and told mom and me that he was concerning about Mom's CBC level. last chemo, Mom had level 3.2, and this time she only had 0.95. Since the blood work was done last Friday, he wanted to do another immediate blood work before he confirmed to send us home.

Mom was worried. She was sitting there and thinking what exactly went wrong that it might be delay the Chemo. I told mom it was ok to delay a week, but Mom said she didn't want to look BAD for my wedding. Once again, that rethink if I should change my wedding date, Of coz Mom rejected it right the way.

Nurse Helen was gentlely doing the blood work for mom and leaving the STOP at the hole so Mom can do the IV. She said she believed Mom could do the Chemo. Time passed not too fast... Mom kept blaming herself... but then we figured it out what went wrong. Mom consumed a lot of Carbonhydrate (Noodles) in the past 2 weeks, she didn't eat much MEAT and VEGGIES. If body only has limited Nutrition ... that means... Metabolism will go slower... and and depends... how it divides the limited Nutrition.
(Sorry, didn't study well when i was little... this is my limited knowledge. It seemed make sense to me)

After an LONG Hour waiting... Finally ... Helen the nurse said Mom was OK to do.I asked for the #, wow! scared the heck of me... mom was 0.95 to 8.5!!! way over than 3.2 (3th Chemo) haahah!

New Drug, wow! Mom Became Drug user... She started to take 2 pills on Sunday (Avoid dizziness and vomiting), 2 pills on the Chemo day, and 2 pills on the following day. Beside this 6 pills, Mom needs to take 2 strong one from the last 3 Chemo. Then on top of all these... She needed to take 5 other pills before the Chemo drug injected into her IV... wow!! Mom is a pharmacy!

This new drug actually would burn her skin, so nurse put the gloves on her to avoid swolling from Mom's hands. bcoz of the first time, Nurse was taking extra care of Mom, kept asking how Mom's feel. Mom said she didn't like the gloves, they were too cold. So Nurse took them off from her. Wow!!! Mom's fingers became Frozen! just like the meat we put in the freezer, there was a layer of white icy snow on it. I was trying to keep mom's hands warmer, but end up Mom said my hands were colder than her! hahaah! That was true. My fingers were so cold!

The 1 hour Chemo end up 3 hours. Mom didn't need oxygen even nurse was preparing that for her. She was wondering how it would be. After we finished, I recognized how Mom's skin started drying right the way... I told her to put more lotion and remembered to bring Face cream on the road next time.

Every time, Mom wanted to eat Viet beef noodle, I was getting serious and tougher on MOM. I picked the place to eat. Haahaa! Guess where we went? Believe it or not, we went to Monte Carlos. This Hotel restaurant is one of the most famous place for ZAC brothers and sisters after Church Worship on Sunday. Not many people fighting the seats, but at the same time, I liked the food there. There were so many choices. Plus, the price was reasonable and affordable for a jobless person like me.

Mom went home after that and took some rests until Kenneth brought a fresh FISH and some Miced Beef for her as her dinner. heheeh! Of coz her favorite, Streamed FISH!

(Once again, I didn't have time to get the card reader, so the pictures can only sit in my camera. I will upload them later on this week)