Walkin' in the spiderwebs...

Not quite the day after tomorrow, but it does in fact happen to be the day after yesterday's first infusion.  Had an esplodey allergic reaction face issue that thankfully went away after some saline diluting for about 45 minutes and we were able to finish the first round.  Think I headed out from the hospital around 3:30 or so.  During the process the only thing I noticed was that I was a little dizzy during the intake; when we switched to saline there in the middle to let the allergic reaction thing pass no dizzy.  Aside from that, last night I had a little bit of a cough and today the headspace is a little futzy, but the latter may be lack of food since I slept till kitty alarm went off at 10:30 so I got up and took morning meds and then back to sleep and then up again around 3 for lunchtime meds and finally got some food.  Don't think I'd eaten since about 8 last night.  Sadly tummy gods are angry with me not having a lot of food though they're not showing their appreciation by letting me keep any of it in *grumbles* Just can please anyone.... ;-)

Seriously, though.  Considering all the crazy side-effects one could have from this drug and other than sleepy and a bit of a cough I'm fine, I think part I of round I has been a success.  Just going to keep vegging and see what doc has to say when I see him next Thurs for the follow-up appt.  Incredibly jazzed that we were able to make it through the first part of this.  The nurses had said that if the allergic thing had happened earlier on they would probably have had to stop entirely so I'm glad the benadryl knocked me out for a couple hours.  Chances are I was having the reaction during that time and we just didn't really pay that much attention between the nurses and I cause they'd take my blood pressure and I'd doze back off.  Going to zyrtek-d the night before next time to preemptively strike against the allergies on top of the benadryl dose they'll give me and maybe it'll help when they do the steroid dose again.  *shrugs*  Points for effort.

Now just gotta fight not going back to sleep and hope no more random side-effects stuff creeps up.

*holds breathe*

Hope everyone has a great rest of holiday weekend!!

*HUGS*

*Glade plugins tune* "Plug it in! Plug it in!"

Been jacked in to the Matr... eerr IV infusion stuffs since about 7:30.  Shot of steriod.  Shot of benadryl.  Two tylenol.  And a laaaaaaarge bag-o-Rituxan.  Had an allergic reaction, but Dr P came in and looked at me and said "Yup, see it before.  Pretty certain it's a reaction to the steroid shot at the beginning of the process and not the Rituxan.  Let's keep going."

They had to stop for a bit cause of an nice red itchy rash face issue that started up about 2 hours in.  Held off for an hour just fillin' with me saline and now no more red face.  Started back up on the Rituxan about a half hour to 45 minutes ago.  Being plugged in with the tv giving the news and my feet propped up in a recliner I tend to lose track of time.

Only thing I've noticed so far from the drug itself is that I feel just slightly dizzy.  When we went to just saline none of that so going to attribute to Rituxan stuffs.  Not bad, just a little weird.

So it goes.... With the delay of their having to stop it for a bit going to be getting out a bit later; not sure just how much at this point.  Know they normally close up shop at 3 but I doubt they'll pull my plug and kick me out if it's not done ;-)  Hoping any reaction stuffs happen here.  Would like to be able to enjoy the holiday weekend.

Couple more hours to go.  *yawns*  Wait for it...... WAIT FOR IT!!!!

:-D