Chemo Cocktail

Well, today's the first of two days of chemotherapy. According to the doctors and other patients, this week should be anticlimatic, as the chemotherapy takes about a week to totally get rid of your immune system.

During the treatment, I will be on a massive regiment of drugs to protect my body while my immune system is low. The function of these drugs is to replace the functionality that your immune system takes care of. Chemotherapy doesn't just destroy the bone marrrow; it messes with your mucus membranes, from mouth to, um, rear. I start with one of these drugs today, and will be on all of them by the end of the week.

• Acyclovir - To protect against viruses


• Levoquin- To protect against viruses


• Diflucan - To protect against funguses


• Ativan - Calms me down and protects against nausea


• Decadron - Anti-nausea / sickness drug


• Compazine - Anti-nausea / sickness drug


• Kytril - Anti-nausea / sickness drug


• Protonix - Reduces acid in stomach

I hear that being on all these might make you a little loopy.