What all is coming up?

 I am still in the learning phase of how MD Anderson does things. Basically, stuff just pops up in MyChart and you show up. The difference between MD Anderson and Methodist is how they schedule chemo. The only schedule them 2 at a time and I have a call with the doctor or PA every other treatment. This is good, because I had some questions to ask. They got answered the best they could. I am getting IV fluids when I disconnect in hopes of it helping me some. I am also getting another prescription to work on heartburn/nausea...at least it is supposed to. I have only tried Tums for heartburn and they don't work. I have cycles through so many nausea meds and they do NOT work. Speaking of nausea. I am at the point of infusion where I get hot, twitchy, itchy, and nauseous, so I am going to leave this right here. 

What you see above is my schedule, so you know how and when to pray. the port flushes will be cancelled, but I can't do it in the app until they send me a reminder. I am secretly hoping they will change the time of my May 18 appt. They have no scheduled the labs yet for May 4 and May 18. Those are usually an hour beforehand. My May 20 disconnect has also not been scheduled, but I know it will pop up at some point.

AND yes, I know this has some pretty personal information. I am going to go out on a limb and say no one is goin to highjack one of my appointments. 

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  1. AnonymousApril 20, 2026 at 6:48 PM

    Thank you for sharing and this is good to know how and when prayer needed

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