CHEMOTHERAPY begins for ROS

We googled these meds to know how they were going to help Ros as well as the possible side effects. I may not spell them correctly, but the 2 chemo drugs were OXALIPLATEN and AVASTIN and they had to be administered slowly. Ros decided for her first lot of chemo that she would be admitted to hostital. At Ringwood Private, they have a beautiful ward upstairs. We had previously looked over this ward as "anticipatrory guidance"" for what was going to be the next step. It was quiet and peaceful. All single rooms and big rooms at that to allow families a bit of space. Carpet on floors and a very serene feel abvout the place. Not your normal bustling ward of a hospital. We were comforted by this fact. So Ros was an inpatient for her first dose of Chemo. She would have a pump attached to her PIC line. The PIC line was to be a permanent attachment, and it would need to be flushed between sessions to keep the line patent. Ros would need to have a blood test in between times to check her levels and see that everything was working well. She was on fortnightly chemo. Dr James would see Ros regularly. Dave was not far away up the road at home. Thank goodness for mobile phones. You are never far away from a friend.