Round one in the books, FOLFOX is flowing

My first round of chemo is behind me. I cried tears of joy when my nurse Effe, brought me to the finish line with arms in the air.

Praying that when I am discharged today I can replicate the pain management as closely as possible at home. Next time, I will have all my premeds at the Northwest Cancer Center and the 5-FU 46 hour marathon pump strapped to me, more on how that process works in the infographic below.

The regimen, in case you are curious:

**Chemo: FOLFOX**
- Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 IV every 2 weeks
- Irinotecan 150 mg/m2 IV every 2 weeks
- Fluorouracil 2400 mg/m2 IV over 46 hours every 2 weeks

I wrestled my fevers all week getting up to 103.1 Wednesday, day/night chills and sweats. I am continuing with the antibiotic IV from hand now and I must now rest. So much more to share, but for right now 5am. Love and gratitude to my village.