Treatment #5

Walking in to treatment 5 I already felt nauseous- I did not want to go. We did the standard blood draw, met with the Dr and then started the infusion. When they started the IV into my port the machine kept beeping that there was air in the line so they had to disconnect something and pull the air out before they could re set it up. That was not fun! Thankfully they handled it quick and everything went smooth after that. Im also pretty sure this was my last treatment of Avastin until after my surgery. My long time friend from college drove up from San Diego to sit with me and give Mike a break. She brought me lunch and having her at my appointment definitely took my mind off everything.

My in-laws flew in from Idaho to help with the kiddos for the week and it was so nice to have them around. They kept me busy and got me out of the house (mostly for errands and random things on my to do list) which was a little more than I have been doing during my treatment weeks and it definitely made the week go by faster. 

After they headed home I got to have a night away with my other long time friend from college (who now lives in Texas). We stayed the night at a beautiful hotel in Newport and it was a much needed break. 

I am forever thankful for all of my friends, family and people that I have just met who have helped out, sent food, took me to apts, watched the kiddos, sent prayers and even kind messages of encouragement. I feel so supported and loved and like I'm being carried through this crazy process. Its really incredible.