Thursday, October 24, 2013

Ofa Day

Today was dedicated to Ofatumamab - which is the chemo infusion Terry is getting once a week until transplant. (Though they started him off with two this week.)  This second infusion of Ofa went much better than the first one, Monday.  He had no itching or redness or any other problems to slow it down, so he got the full dose that was prescribed.  We were in at 8:00am and out of there at 4:30 or a few minutes after.  We are pleased with the day.

One thing we are remembering from 3 1/2 years ago is that SCCA clinic is uphill both ways when traveling from the Pete Gross House.  These hills are a bit steeper than walking from the SCCA House.  It's three blocks closer, but a harder walk.  We will get used to it and it will be okay.

Terry breaded some chicken thighs (boneless) to fry, and I made some cookies tonight.  After dinner Terry mentioned that it was a home cooked meal.  We really haven't had too many of those lately.  By the way, have you tried waffles and fried chicken?  We've seen that a few times on the cooking shows, so tonight I toasted a leftover waffle and ate it with the fried chicken and it was pretty good.  I can see why they do that, though it's always sounded strange to me.  I was curious and tried it, and I think I'll try it again sometime using a recipe from some trusted site somewhere.

Terry is watching the game again tonight - he is feeling the side effects of the chemo and isn't very energetic, but he is doing fine. 

We don't have a schedule for next week yet, but will pick one up tomorrow after the 10:30 blood draw.  We do know that Monday will be the post-op appointment with Dr Davis (ENT) and we have been told that the Hickman Line will be placed on Tuesday.  We are very pleased with that decision and look forward to it.  That might mean that Terry will have a platelets infusion scheduled in before that surgery to put in the line.  We'll see and keep you posted.

Today's photo - how about a look at the new kitchen rug I purchased yesterday? 



It already feels better on my feet than the hard floor, and it's prettier in person.

2 comments:

Tyler said...

Thank you for the update and the beautiful picture of the rug. Wonderful news about the Hickman line. Prayers were answered with the Ofa too. Love you and appreciate your blog so so much.

Ellen said...

Amen to what has already been said. So thankful it was better this time with the Ofa.......and, I love your rug. It is so cheery looking. I too, really appreciate your blog...thanks so much!