so far so good

Well the chemo treatment ended about 4 pm and so far I don't feel as bad as the first time -- though the treatment also was a couple of hours later in the day, so we'll just have to see how it goes. I very much enjoyed hanging out and catching up with my old friend Beth R. who came to relieve Don after the first couple of hours at the clinic. Right after I got home Judith H. came to lead me in a guided relaxation/visualization. After that I felt slightly hungry and ate a little potato salad that Celeste dropped off last night (thanks, Celeste!). I also seem to be enjoying slightly salty snacks so have been nibbling on seaweed and gluten-free matzo while watching Masters of Sex -- a TV show based on the life of Masters & Johnson which was independently recommended by one sibling on each side of our family, so we figured it was worth a try; liking it so far! I've also been working on noticing the stomach sensations and trying not to be in a story about "oh no here we go again." It seems to help -- just noticing the sensations, and relaxing a little around them. Perhaps much of the nausea last time was fear. And, they've got me on a different combination of anti-nausea and ant-acid meds now, so maybe that will help. As before, the nurse was adamant that if I don't feel better than last time, I should let them know and they would try "plan c". While I'm not strictly opposed to losing 4 pounds per treatment (my estimate based on the 5-pound difference at weigh in today, but this time I'd removed my cell phone from my pocket, and I have a fair bit less hair!), it would probably be better to be able to eat a bit more this round!