My last day of chemotherapy (for now)

As Im writing this today, its has been 234 days since my diagnosis. It is also the last day I will be taking my chemotherapy. As some of you know, my last MRI on 07/10/2017 showed GREAT healing. But Tyler, you said you're done with chemo, what do mean by "for now"? I would pay attention to the last minute of my meeting with my Oncologist in this video. I am always cautiously optimistic. 

MRI with Dr. Lynn Ashby Oncologist (Facebook Public VIDEO) 7/10/2017 

Before I get into those specifics, I want to talk more about my chemotherapy as different forms of cancer use different treatments. Below is a link to the drug used to treat my specific type of brain cancer.

Temozolomide

So whats it like taking this? First of all, I am not a Doctor, I can only share my experience and if you are about to take this I strongly recommend you listen to your licensed physician before you ask for my advice. That being said;

1) This is pill form (most people think of chemotherapy as a port or an injection, Im so thankful this happened in 2017 when a particular pill is designed to kill the remaining Astrocytoma in my brain.

2) Fatigue:

It won't happen until you wake the next morning, but it will hit you like a ton of bricks.
My first night I took my anti-nausea 30 minutes before and I remember vomiting throughout the night. If you take an anti-nausea I took Ondansetron 8mg I recommend you space apart the chemo 50 minutes after you take this drug.

3) More fatigue:

You get used to it after a while. I did 42 days in a row of 180 mg before I stepped up to the plate and took 360 mg every 5 days a month. I can now empathize with women a bit...

4) Insomnia:
I rarely take this. However if its late and I desperately need sleep Temezepam 30mg

5) Anxiety:
I also rarely take this. Sometimes I take 1/2 to fall asleep, sometimes 2. Just depends on whats going on physically or mentally in my brain. Alprazolam 1mg

Here is a video of me taking my routine drugs. I apologize for repeating things over and over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu1A3ob0MK8&t=5s

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Not in video: sleep medication