So I wondered all weekend how I would take my shot. I could have gone back up to the clinic in GR but that's quite a hike. They said I could give it to myself, but there is no way that was happening. At first I was hesistent to ask my friend that is a nurse, but glad I did. Nothing says friendship like giving another friend a shot in the butt. Ok really it was more the hip, but still. Huge thanks to Lins!
After getting my shot I was headed to Fennville to get some work done. I hadn't gotten the official word on whether chemo was starting this week, but wanted to start getting prepared. It was just before 9am and I knew I had plenty of time to burn before my port placement at 5. Plus, I had to go all day without eating so making copies would be a nice distraction from my growing cravings for food. Just as I got on the highway, I received a call that they wanted to move my surgery up to 11am. Hallelujah!!! I would be able to get it done and eat like 6 hours earlier than planned!
Because my port placement was moved up, my mom couldn't make it to Holland to come with me, thank goodness if was a regular day off from school so Sarah could come with me. Lots of laughs were had in the hospital room. The procedure only took about 30 mins and after a chest xray to make sure the port was in the right place, and some pain meds, we were on our way. Just like after my last surgery, we headed right to McDonalds! Gotta love a tradition.
Felt pretty good the rest of the night. It feels pretty weird to have a bump on your collar bone where something was inserted, but ports are nice because they allow you to not have IVs for chemo each time.
After a long day, I was ready to tackle my one day of work for the week. Or so I thought...
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