The days after the first round of chemo

I was told everyone responds differently to chemo.

I was told the fatigue from chemo is cumulative, just like the fatigue from radiation.

The day after my first treatment I seemed fine when I first got up at 8:30. I ate breakfast and took all my pills. At 9:00 I said to Jim I don't know what just happened but I need to lay down now. I made it to the couch and slept until 11:00. I seemed to be ok after that for a while. Took my mid-day pills around 2:30 and at 3:00 experienced the same thing ....had to lay down...this time until almost 6:00.

The second day after chemo I don't think I ever got out of bed. On Friday I spent most of the day laying down, I had no energy. The BCBS Case Mgmt nurse called on Friday around 3:00 to see how things were going and I told her not well I was pretty sure I was dehydrated. She spoke to Jim and told him to get me to the hospital for IV Fluids as it is the weekend and I will only get worse.

We went to the ER where they infused 2 liters of IV Fluids. I definitely felt better after that but not great. Saturday I felt better and the BCBS nurse called again to check on my progress. Sunday was an ok day. On Monday I was up and out of bed and moving around again. The BCBS nurse suggested I call the Dr and ask them to make an appointment for me to receive IV Fluids the day after chemo. The Dr's office agreed to that.

The first week of May I spent in bed.