Day 9 of 10 - September 15, 2010

Today's ride into the city was, for some reason, an easy one with very little traffic. Even though we were early, D set Pete up with his drip and decided against fighting the port for a blood return, taking the blood from his arm. Pete hadn't felt like having anything for breakfast before we left the hotel, but around 10:30 when I asked if he'd like me to run out for something to eat, he decided that soup, something like split pea with some bread, sounded good to him.

I brought back soup from Hale and Hearty , pumpernickle rolls from Amy's Bread, and herbal tea from Eleni's bakery.

Pete and I thought that today was going to be another 4 hour day, but when the drip finished around noon, D came in to tell us that today was the eight hour day, and that Pete still needed a bolus of Mesna. Our confusion was because we were thinking "days" when Dr R was talking "treatments". There were nine treatments scheduled, but the first day, last Tuesday, actually represented two treatments. The first was the iv infusion, the second was the one that began with the continuous infusion pump that Pete left with. That meant that the ninth, and final treatment, ended this morning when D disconnected the pump.

When we left the hospital, Pete was ecstatic. For the first time since this treatment began he was not hooked up to the pump.

Tomorrow, Pete has his Reiki appointment at 10, so D told us to come in at 9:30 for blood work, go for the Reiki at 10, and then come back for the Neulasta shot. After that, we'll head back home and Pete will have Friday free.