Friday was the big day. I went to Kaiser and was wowed at the very nice infusion center! I was told there was a bunch of snacks in the little kitchen, my chair had head and massage and reclined. I got all snuggled in and my veins decided to go into hiding. So, my poor nurse, who fought and fought and found the tiniest vein, told me the next time I had to drink a shit ton of water and eat chips so that my veins would show up. Dually noted!
I was started slow, as I have read everyone else did and soon after, I felt like I wanted to take a wire brush and shove it down my throat. So the IV was stopped until I no longer wanted to claw my throat out. We started again and were good until that happened again. Then, I had to get some IV Benadryl. Cue the loopiness ...
I went home and was quite pleased that I felt normal-ish. I was lazy on the couch and then ... everything changed. I have been intermittently dizzy and nauseous and weak.
Saturday was worse ... and then Saturday night was awful. I stayed home yesterday with the same thing. Now today, I am at work and I still feel intermittently dizzy and nauseous.
Am I abnormal? I hope this is all OK because I really want this to work. I do it again on the 17th and I've already put down to be sick the 17th and 18th. I'll play it by ear but I really don't want to miss 3 days again. I'm hoping I can load up on ginger ale and saltine crackers and power through.
So, please tell me this is all normal. I'm afraid my doctor will say I am having not good side effects and take it away from me!!!
How is everyone? I hope you are all well. I am hopeful that this is the turn in the road that I needed.
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