Chemo #1 Day 2 - Back to Work

Ma went to work. Unbelievable. First she went to church, then she went to work. In the afternoon I took her back to the hospital to get a short of Neulasta to keep her white blood cell count from dropping and making her susceptible to infections. The nurses were surprised to hear that Ma went to work.

To prevent side effects from the chemo, Ma has to:

• Take Zofran pills 3x a day for the next 3 days to prevent nausea. She also has Compazine in case the Zofran isn't enough.
• Drink 2-3 quarts of water a day to flush out the chemo.
• Rinse her mouth with baking soda and water to prevent mouth sores.
  

She already takes Nexium daily for heartburn, and that will also help with possible nausea.

There were no patients scheduled for the afternoon so we left before 4pm and went to the movie theater to watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It was entertaining enough. The theater had the volume so high though that I had to stuff my ears.

After the movie, Ma wasn't up for a walk at the mall but consented to a short walk outside the theater. She was out of breath by the end of it. Not good. I noticed this before when walking at the mall. She used to rest only once when walking. Now it's 2-3 times. Sometimes her knees hurt, but sometimes she's out of breath. And it's a small mall.