New schedule, day eight

• Bloodwork and treatment (Folfori #6 - includes Irinotecan #13 and 5-FU) at Siteman West County

We’re going for a repeat of last week, minus the bone pain.

Depending on whether or not IV fluids are ever a part of your life, you may or may not know that Hurricane Maria’s destruction in Puerto Rico has led to a shortage of available IV bags and fluids. This article explains it well: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/health/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-drug-shortage.html?referer=. This affects me because many of my chemotherapy drugs are supposed to be diluted with IV fluids before being administered to me. And not just me, thousands and thousands of patients every day.

Today marks chemo #60.