My 2nd Chemo Treatment and more!

I just woke up from a huge nap after being konked out from the Benadryl for which I have take just prior to my infusion. This helps keep me from getting a serious allergic reaction to the chemo. I had the mistake of a chemo treatment made during lunch which meant I got to sick in my chemo chair an extra hour and a half. When I initially arrived for my 12:15pm chemo treatment both check in windows were closed so I helped myself and walked right through the door to find someone who could check me and get that chemo started.

A very nice woman helped check me in and found me a chemo chair to sit in right across from 2 other cancer patients. A half hour later I got my IV and it took 2 hours to get my actual chemo drug (everyone was at lunch). I tried to take a picture of my hairy legs but yes, my camera is very shitty as await the real deal (Nikon D80 - Back ordered since May 1st, 2008) from Razz Photo Camera. Every time I do call about the camera they say the exact same thing each time - "6 more weeks".

You can tell my camera is pretty crappy because not one of my long black hairs on my legs even showed on even 1 photo of 9, and this is the very best? It's almost as if I photoshopped all the hair on legs to make them look smooth. Well, I went into photoshop and drew in the hairs that didn't really show up. Wow! Looks like a sign on my legs! I wonder if it means anything?

Finally at 3pm, the IV for the chemo drug was empty. It didn't beep, but I made it clear to anyone that walked by, that I was ready to home.

My husband came and picked me up and took me home where I crashed and burned.

What Did I DO for Labor Day?

I had a good friend stop by with her boyfriend and one of his friends on their motorycycles (Harleys). We went on a bike ride attempting to ride up Highway 9 up towards Santa Cruz on some curvy fun roads. She took a photo of me riding with my husband which I hope to post soon (as soon as I get the photos). We had some fun despite 5 minutes down the road, we noticed our friends were not behind us. We stopped and waited for about 5 minutes and then we turned around to check on them. Sure enough further down the road, one of the older custom bikes had a broken clutch cable.

My husband utilized his 2006 Dyna Street Bob flashers on that dangerous curvy road which made me nervous as some more inexperienced drivers flew past us. We had one really nice biker stop by to try to help us, but then me and my husband called a friend to see if he had a tool to make a temporary fix since most bike shops are closed on Monday's particularly Labor Day. We rode on our little adventure to go get a clutch cable for a bike that would need a custom long one at least 18" hangers. We rode over to his friends house to use a cable intended for a trike. I put the cable in my jacket around my neck. Sounds scary huh? It was fun, we got the part, they were able to fix and then we went home. The important thing is we got to get out and spend a good quality day together which what really counts. We made some good memories!