Day Four - Chemo

Kurt went down to Zanesville for his first round of chemotherapy. He got hooked up for his first two bags of I.V. fluids then we went across the hall where I got to see them bolt him down for radiation. Talk about scary! I was completely freaked out. That mask is so tight you can see the crease between his lips. It's unreal. His tech explained to me everything that was going on and why things were happening. It really is a very technical process. On Wednesday, they couldn't get him lined up quite right and it ended up taking 50 minutes of him being bolted down. Today went smoother and he was on there for about 15 minutes.
We went back to the "chemo room." It's just a room with hospital chairs for patients and regular chairs for the caregivers. Everyone sits around with I.V.'s. Most people were talking, reading, eating, etc. It was as normal as that situation could be. I went on some errands and brought Kurt back lunch. It's amazing to watch these people eating while they are getting chemo. We were there from 9am to 3:30pm. Very long day.
The ride home really did Kurt in. He got nauseous and spent most of the evening laying down. He has several anti-nausea medications, but he is not a good car rider either. It's about 9pm and he just came down and had 4 bites of applesauce. At least it's something. Tomorrow we go back for another round of radiation and I.V. fluids. The nice thing is that they will hook him up and he can be getting fluids while he is getting radiation. I hope a good nights sleep and lots of liquids help keep him from getting really really sick.