Mel's Redefined Life

On March 30, 2017, I had my first chemo. I didn't have the numbing cream for my port, so the needle stick and the chemo insertion hurt. My port was sore for a while. I chose a chair by the window. All the usual medical equipment. Chemo is going into me through the IV lines into the port. After chemo, still feeling good. Smiling and cracking up with my amazing, beautiful friend Christy! I tried to stay positive during and after chemo, and Christy helps me be happy and positive! I had enough energy after the first chemo to go to the grocery store. The sickness hit around 7pm. When it hit, it hit hard. It felt like a horrible flu. I curled up in my recliner, so sick, and was in and out all night long.  Those first few days were a blur. I remember sipping some Ensure but no other food. I was just so sick. Two days after my first chemo, I got a care package with this cute outfit in it. I had to put it on and muster up some strengt...

On March 27, 2017, I had the chemo port "installed" ... just another "thing" in my body that makes me feel like a science experiment. The port is placed under the skin and goes into main veins to make chemotherapy drugs go straight into the heart. The port placement is a simple out-patient procedure and it is very sore and bruised feeling for a few days after, but heals quickly. The above diagram is of the Power Port I have placed in my body. It has three little bumps that the nurses can feel. The needle goes into the port and the port sends the chemotherapy direct toward my heart.