It was a little strange yesterday to be back at the infusion center after being gone for three weeks. It was my first triple dose Herceptin session, and I wish I could say that all went well.
When we got there we found that the whole session would take two hours instead of the thirty minutes that we had been told, which would have made me late for my radiation. So the nurse had to call the radiation center, give me part of my pre-meds and then we had to dash over to radiation. Thank goodness they could fit me in. I was able to get my 8th radiation!
From the start I should have known that the rest would just go downhill ... the nurse couldn't get the needle into my port and must have hit a nerve because pain just exploded under my arm. That had never happened before, so I knew at once that the needle was not in.
We decided to just get the infusion through my arm and I decided that I don't like it because it leaves me with only one free arm. Having the infusion through the port leaves both hands free to hold my book ... eat my snack, etc. On September 23 when I come for the next Herceptin infusion, they will have to access my port because it will need to be flushed, so they have no choice. I'd better pray for one of my regular nurses! This one nurse I had not had before.
We were way behind in my dinner schedule so I was glad that I had put that pot roast in the crockpot, and just had to worry about the sides. Sarah and David were coming to dinner and I had hoped to make the rolls for them but there was just no time. Everything turned out well, so all was well in my world by then. I don't expect to have any side effects with this Herceptin infusion.
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