Day 1 - Mobilizing Chemotherapy

Got a fairly heavy dose of chemo Monday. The idea behind this chemo is to stimulate my stem cells. Things seems to go well, had ordinary side effects, got what felt like a really good sinus headache. Also which was weird my face went a little numb. Nurse wasn't really sure how to explain this other than being attributed to the steriods I was given prior to chemo. According to my nurse they expect me to get sick for the weekend due to the doseage level and the fact it was the first time I have had chemo. I have been taking the same type of chemo in pill form for the last 5 weeks but at a much smaller doseage. The idea behind the oral pills was to introduce my body to chemo so it is not such a big shock. I have been given more pills to help with sickness related to the chemo but hopefully I will not get sick like the staff at the cross cancer institute are saying.