First full day after chemo session 1

Hi all
So here is the first update following my first chemo session yesterday. So far it's not been too bad, better than expected, that's a bonus.

Yesterday was a long day, I spent a total of 9 hours hooked up to Fred, that's what I call the drip machine. I had various hydrations, 2 lots of chemo, and a bit of saline wash in between each new bag. Lucky for me, Fred is a mobile device as I could go for a short walk, but had to ensure I plugged him back in whenever I got back to my room. I was told I had to drink lots of fluid to help clear the drugs from my system and was somewhat surprised to find that I had gained 4kgs, or 8lbs, by the end of the day as I had not passed enough fluid, so I was presented with more tablets as I left to ensure I passed that fluid as soon as possible, that is partly why I was up last night writing the previous posting. As you can see from the picture, my appetite was not affected, ans the food was surprisingly good!

The side affects might be quite interesting, they seem to contradict each other, so I am just preparing for the worst. so far that is hiccups and indigestion, and the occasional hot flush. Tiredness may well kick in later this week.  I have been told however I will lose my hair, it would save on barbers fees if I didn't already do it myself. They tell me it will be about 10 days to 2 weeks before that starts, so just in time for Christmas. The rest of my hair will follow shortly after, so that will save Sarah from moaning about my nasal and ear hair for a while, and I can give up shaving, again saving some money. My next chemo is set for 3 Jan, so for now I am free to concentrate on Christmas, and enjoying it.

We are now starting to prepare some ideas for things to do when I am feeling better, ie for short trips, half days and full days, so on those days I feel good, we can just look at the list and say lets do that, for when the effects of chemo have passed, which will hopefully not be too long.