Chemo days are long. They always start with blood draws from my port (three vials to be exact), vitals taken (I always forget and take a big drink of ice water right before they take my temp), and then a visit with my oncologist, who I adore. Yesterday marked the first day of my new chemo infusion drug, Taxol. It is supposed to be the kinder and gentler chemo drug as compared to the Red Devil. The actual infusion time is longer. It begins with a drip of Steroids, Benadryl, and Pepcid. Those three are given to help counter any reaction that I may have to Taxol. That infusion drip takes about 30 minutes or so. Then they began the Taxol infusion, which is 3+ hours. It does make for a long day. It also made me very sleepy - I was groggy, I'm sure it was the Benadryl. My friend Suzanne stopped by to sit with me for awhile, but I know I wasn't very good company. Let's just say that my synapses weren't firing on all cylinders, but at least she knows me well! I am thankful for her time and company, and so is Jamie!