Portobello

Cathy has completed her second round of chemo.  As you know from previous blog entries, Cathy has a port into which the chemo is administered over 48 hours from a bottle contained in a fanny pack. Cathy and Kyle consider the contraption part of the family now and, therefore, have taken to calling it O'Bello.  (Port + O'bello = Portobello).

The only major side effects so far are sour stomach, fatigue and cold sensitivity.  By cold sensitivity the doctors mean that if she drinks something from the fridge it will feel like needles going down her throat. These effects should only occur while the chemo is being administered and possibly for a few days after. The good news is that Cathy's form of chemo is not expected to cause a loss of hair, only a thinning and is supposedly mild in terms of nausea.