My $450 wonder pills

I was pretty tired this weekend, but outside of Friday afternoon, only felt a slight bit under the weather here and there because of my $450 wonder pills. I still couldn't do the lay-on-the-ground physical therapy stretches without feeling seasick though. And I was too tired to go out and look for a minivan.

Emend gives you a free sample for one chemo round. Now I need to find out how much my insurance will cover. I've four more chemo sessions at $450 a session for Emend. That's $1800 just for a bit of weekend comfort.

I think I'd rather get a piano and barf a bit.

Wierd thinking.

It makes me angry for people here in the U.S. who have to make decisions that will impact their health, not just their comfort, because of the lack of a national infrastructure around healthcare.

The first regiment of tiny axe wielding gnomes have moved in. So now I know it's the taxol as well as the neulasta that causes this. I'll have to remember to go get my shot of neulasta tomorrow morning.

I wonder how much 'real' chemo patients drink? You get all of these instructions about keeping fluid intake high -- 2 liters a day! I can barely sip down a liter in one weekend. It's just, well, oogey.

(Note to my French audience -- 'Oogey' as far as I know, is not a word. It's just the right combination of sounds to illustrate what liquid drinks feel like.)

And here's so other odd facts. Egg yolks and leafy plants (spinach, herbs, arugula, etc.) taste like a dirty wet dog smells.

But in general, I feel like I'm getting off too easy. I was relieved to lose most of the rest of my hair this weekend for fear that I might be immune to chemo!

Me and the gnomes are going to bed now.