Evie's first chemotherapy treatment is over with, and I must say I am greatly relieved. It did not go quite as well as we hoped, however it also could have been far worse. The positive bit is, she was well enough to come home; sometimes patients must remain in hospital for a few days after their first treatment.

The negative bits, well... :frown:

Due to anxiety she did not go to bed last night at all, and when she returned home, she was in quite the foul mood. Jim had a brief albeit heated argument with her, during which she threatened to pull out her central line, a kind of catheter/IV which was inserted in her chest this morning and will remain for the duration of the treatments. Additionally, the new anti-nausea medication had no effect. She vomited pretty much non stop for about 5 hours, though her stomach seems settled now; she was able to keep down a small amount of tea and toast before falling asleep. She is on morphine for 2 days to help with the initial pain of the central line insertion. So, we expect she will sleep away the next 2 days, as the morphine makes her quite drowsy. I am certain the rest will improve her mood and overall outlook on things. Now that the initial treatment is over with, her anxiety should wane. Agonizing over the first treatment caused her tremendous grief.

Now that Evie is resting for the next 2 days, Jim and I will be getting a much-needed rest as well! This week has been stressful and tiring for all, not just because of Evie - Jacob also resumed school this week, and we have been chauffering to football and so on. We have been busy and are looking forward to having some extra sleep of our own! :sleep: