Round 2 was so much better than round 1. John had the IV of Vincristine on Monday afternoon, then came home and took his chemo pills and oral chemo (irinotecan & temozolomide). He got sick but by morning he was feeling better. He ended up going to work every day, except for Friday. Friday he worked from home though. John got his neulasta shot on Saturday. Tuesday blood labs were way higher than normal (because of the neulasta). John has been going to work every day this week as well.
The oral chemo is a liquid in a syringe. It tastes pretty nasty and made John throw up one of the days, but then he found that if he rinsed his mouth with mouthwash he could keep it down.
The pills can't be touched. So John has to pour his two pills into a cup and take them without making skin-to-pill contact.
I'm not sure what kind of questions anyone might have at this point. Let me know if you have any!
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