Aaron had an appointment this afternoon for a short treatment, which ended up being about three hours. When we got there, they had his blood drawn and then he met with Dr. Pierce. Aaron had lost quite a bit of weight since the last appointment, but we were happy to hear that Aaron's blood count was great. Aaron was also happy to find out that he's really not a wuss and the doctor expected the first week to really suck. Aaron had read otherwise, but apparently this treatment does hit you the first week. So far, he's had nausea, fatigue, a nickle-taste in his mouth, dry skin, and now his scalp was starting to hurt. He's also having a weird appetite and doesn't know what to eat; so far, he's wanted boysenberry yogurt and broccoli and saying no to Brown Cow and Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream!
After he chatted a bit with the doctor, he headed to the room of lounge chairs with the other patients to receive his treatment. We knew that he would be getting the Bleomycin, which wouldn't take long, but they decided to also give him extra fluids to give him energy and keep him from being dehydrated and extra anti-nausea medicine since he was feeling sick. He was feeling good about halfway through, but by the time he was done, I don't think he was looking too forward to the car ride home.
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