I'm about 18 hours away from chemo infusion #1 and a few hours away from beginning the pre-medication.
This evening I will start taking Dexamethasone and in the morning Prednisone. Both are steroids used to assist the chemo.
The Dex I take 12mg the night before and morning of chemo. Regarding the Prednisone, I will take one 5mg tablet twice a day...., for the duration of the trial, 36 weeks from now.
There is one thing that concerns me; though they are very small dosages, I have visions of being up at 3:00am, unable to sleep and needing to work a few hours later. Dr. Van said we could adjust the Prednisone and just take both pills each morning if I am having trouble sleeping.
Not knowing the road ahead, I got a lot accomplished this weekend. Two rounds of disc golf and today I mowed the lawn and dug up three stumps from some Japanese Yews I cut down last week. I took Brad to the driving range and practice green and now we are off to Mass and a surprise dinner of some sort? I'm not asking and she's not telling!!!
So now I come to the title, I need your help, your prayers like you've never sent them before!
Stay tuned for a complete update tomorrow.
3 comments:
Oooooooooooh, welcome to the dex club! Actually, when I first started dex (on 40 mg!) it was not all that bad. I think it takes a while to build up. When I take it at night, I usually do not wake up too much. You just have to beware the "crash" a day or two after taking it. Good luck!
Sending lots of prayers your way from soggy Iowa!
Your friend, Sharon
Praying for you and yours. God Bless.
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